وليلةٍ ذاتِ أضواءٍ وضوضاءِ

تجرُّ أذيالَ لألاءِ وآلاءِ

And on a night of lights and clamor

That trails the frills of radiance and grace,

تصالحَ الليلُ فيها والنهارُ على

تأليفِ ما بينَ إصباحٍ وإمساءِ

The night and day are reconciled

On composing what's between the dawn and dusk.

كأَنَّما الشمسُ سكرى فهي راجعةٌ

من قبلِ موعدِها تومي بأضواءِ

As though the sun were drunk, so she returns

Before her time, lighting her way with beams.

كأنَّما الأرضُ شحراء من الذهب ال

إبريز سامية نحو الغميضاءِ

As though the ground were covered in gold

Rising loftily towards the Hazy Star.