أُعَنّي الكرى مَنَعتهُ النّجومُ

أُعَنّي الكرى مَنَعتهُ النّجومُ

فَكَم بتُّ لَم تَنطبقْ لي جفونُ

فَكَم بتُّ لَم تَنطبقْ لي جفونُ

Have the stars withheld slumber from me?

The stars denied my lover to me

So often have I spent the night with eyelids that would not close.

So many nights my eyelids did not meet

أَوَكَّلَ حِبّي النّجومَ بِنومي

أَوَكَّلَ حِبّي النّجومَ بِنومي

فَكُلُّ النّجومِ عَلَيّ عيونُ

فَكُلُّ النّجومِ عَلَيّ عيونُ

Has my beloved put the stars in charge of my sleep?

My love entrusted the stars with my sleep

So all the stars are eyes upon me.

So all the stars upon me their eyes did keep