ما بال ليلي لا يسير كأنَّما
وقفت كواكبه من الإعياء
Why does my night not pass as though
Its stars stood still, exhausted?
وكأنَّما كيوانُ في آفاقهِ
أعمى يسائلُ عن عصا الجوزاء
As though the cosmos in its orbit
Were a blind man seeking Virgo's staff
ما بال ليلي لا يسير كأنَّما
وقفت كواكبه من الإعياء
Why does my night not pass as though
Its stars stood still, exhausted?
وكأنَّما كيوانُ في آفاقهِ
أعمى يسائلُ عن عصا الجوزاء
As though the cosmos in its orbit
Were a blind man seeking Virgo's staff