طال هذا الليل واستغ

شى بأثواب السواد

This night has dragged on, cloaked in black attire,

My heart's refrain, my worries and my pillow,

وأنيني طيّ قلبي

وهمومي وسهادي

O you who've turned from me, with harshness and remoteness,

The night has donned mourning clothes upon your departure,

أيها المعرض عني

بسلوّ وبعاد

As though the skies and the horizons were inked with grief,

As though the night conspired to undo our love.

لبس الليل على هج

رك أثواب الحداد

وكأن الجو والأق

طار ليقت بمداد

وكأن الليل واطا

ك على نقض الوداد