لم يشكُ ليلي من طولٍ ولا قصَرِ

لم يشكُ ليلي من طولٍ ولا قصَرِ

طرفٌ يُقلِّبُ جفنيهِ مدى السهرِ

طرفٌ يُقلِّبُ جفنيهِ مدى السهرِ

My night drew no complaint for its length or brevity

My sleepless eyes did not doubt the length or brevity

From an eye turning its eyelids throughout the vigil.

Of the night, as my eyelids kept flipping all night

يا زَفرةً سلبت عينيَّ دمعتها

يا زَفرةً سلبت عينيَّ دمعتها

أظنُّ دمعي جرى ذا اليوم من بصرِي

أظنُّ دمعي جرى ذا اليوم من بصرِي

O sigh that robbed my eyes of their tear!

Oh sigh that took away my teary eyes

I think my tears flowed this day from my eyes.

I think on this day my tears flowed from my vision

يا ليتَ حزنيَ منحل تسيلُ بهِ

يا ليتَ حزنيَ منحل تسيلُ بهِ

دُموعُ وهمي بينَ الفكرِ والفكَرِ

دُموعُ وهمي بينَ الفكرِ والفكَرِ

Oh, would that my grief were dissolved, and with it flowed

I wish my sorrows would melt and flow

The tears of my imagination between thought and thoughts;

With tears of passion between thoughts that wander and ponder

وَلم يَكن حارَ في قلبٍ يقسِّمه

وَلم يَكن حارَ في قلبٍ يقسِّمه

شوقٌ إلى نورِ وجهِ الشمسِ والقمَرِ

شوقٌ إلى نورِ وجهِ الشمسِ والقمَرِ

And had not become bewildered in a heart divided

No heated yearning dwelt in a heart it split

By longing for the light of the face of the sun and moon.

Longing for the light of the sun and moon's splendor