فَما بالُ صُبحي قَد تَقارَبَ خطوُهُ

فأَبطأَ حَتّى لَيسَ يُرجى قدومُهُ

My dawn has slowed its pace,

Its steps converging until its arrival seems beyond hope.

كأَنَّ نجومَ اللَيل قيدها الدجى

وَأَوقَفَها في مَوضِعٍ لا تريمه

As though the stars of night are bound by darkness

And stopped in their places, no longer to roam.