أبى الليلُ مِثلي مثلَ ما أنا مِنكمُ

فما تَنقَضي عَنِّي دَياجِيه أو أقضي

The night refused anyone like me, as I am not one of you

Its darkness does not leave me, nor do I leave it

تخصّ العُيون الساهراتِ بِطوله

فيفضلُ بعضُ القَوم فيها على بَعضِ

It favors the sleepless eyes with its length

So some people excel others during it

فَلو كانَ يوم البَعث للعرض ليلةٌ

لأنذَرتُكم مِن طُولها ليلَة العَرضِ

If Resurrection Day were a night for the presentation

I would have warned you of the length of the presentation night