1. I patched its night like the cloak of youth
With the dawn like the cloak of old age are its vanguards
١. وَلَيلٍ كَجِلبابِ الشَبابِ رَقَعتُهُ
بِصُبحٍ كَجِلبابِ المَشيبِ طَلائِعُه
2. As if the sky of today is water stirred
From the night a torrent so the stars are its debris
٢. كَأَنَّ سَماءَ اليَومِ ماءٌ أَثارَهُ
مِنَ اللَيلِ سَيلٌ فَالنُجومُ فَواقِعُه