أَقولُ وَلَيلَتي تَزدادُ طولا

أَقولُ وَلَيلَتي تَزدادُ طولا

أما لِليل بَعدُهُم نهار

أما لِليل بَعدُهُم نهار

I say, as my night grows longer:

I say, and my night grows longer

Has the night, now they are gone, no day?

Is there no day after them?

جَفَت عَيني عَن التَغميضِ حَتّى

جَفَت عَيني عَن التَغميضِ حَتّى

كَأَن جُفونها عَنها قَصار

كَأَن جُفونها عَنها قَصار

My eye has refused to close, until

My eyes are dry of blinking, as if

Its lids seem too short to cover it.

Their lids have fallen short of them

كَأَن فُؤادهُ كسره تنزى

كَأَن فُؤادهُ كسره تنزى

حَذار البَين لَو نَفع الحَذار

حَذار البَين لَو نَفع الحَذار

As though his heart were a fragment, leaping,

As if heartbreak itself had broken his heart

In dread of parting—if dread could be of any use.

Beware of separation, even if being wary were of use

يَروّعه السَرار إِذا رَآهُ

يَروّعه السَرار إِذا رَآهُ

مَخافَةَ ان يَكونَ بِهِ السَرار

مَخافَةَ ان يَكونَ بِهِ السَرار

Whispering frightens him when he sees it,

Sudden sounds alarm him when he hears them

For fear that the whispers may be about him.

Fearing the secret they might bare