وَلَيْلٍ مِثلِ يَوْمِ البَيْنِ طُولا

كَواكِبُهُ إِذا أَفَلَتْ تَعُودُ

And a night as long as the day of separation

Its stars when they set, return

يُدافِعُ نَوْمَها فِيهِ انْتِباهٌ

فَأَعْيُنُها مُفَتَّحَةٌ رُقُودُ

Vigilance repels its sleep

So its eyes though closed, are awake