كَأَنَّ نُجوم اللَيل سارَت نَهارَها

كَأَنَّ نُجوم اللَيل سارَت نَهارَها

وَوافقت عَشاءاً وَهِيَ أَنضاء أَسفار

وَوافقت عَشاءاً وَهِيَ أَنضاء أَسفار

As though the stars of night had traveled through their day,

As if the stars of night marched their day

And reached evening, worn out by journeys,

And met for an evening though they were radiant travelers

فخيمنَ حَتّى تَستَريح ركابها

فخيمنَ حَتّى تَستَريح ركابها

فَلا فلك جارٍ وَلا كَوكَب سار

فَلا فلك جارٍ وَلا كَوكَب سار

So they encamped to let their mounts rest,

So they lingered until their riders rested

And so no celestial sphere moves, nor does any star travel.

With no orbit revolving, no planet wandering