يا رُب ليل قد هتكتُ حجابه

بمُدامةٍ وقادة كالكوكب

O Lord, the night has unveiled its veil

With a goblet and leader like a planet

يسعى بها أحوى الجفون كأنها

من خدهِ ورُضاب فيه الأشنبِ

Racing with it are the most beautiful eyelids as if they were

From his cheek and softness in which is charm

بدران بدر قد أمنتُ غروبَه

يسعى ببدر جانحٍ للمغربِ

Two full moons whose setting I secured

Racing with an inclining full moon to the west

فإذا نعمتَ برشفِ بدر غارب

فانعَم برشفة طالعٍ لم يغرُبِ

So if you are blessed with the observation of a setting moon

Then observe the rising of one that has not set

حتى ترى زُهرَ النجوم كأنها

حول المجَرة رَبرب في مشرَبِ

Until you see the flowers of stars as if they were

Around the galaxy a twittering in a drinking place

والليل منحفِز يطيرُ غرابُه

والصبحَ يطردُه بباز أشهبِ

And the night urges its raven to fly

And the dawn chases it with a ruddy falcon