طالَ ليلي ولي جفونٌ قصارٌ

هنَّ في ربعكم جوارٍ وكنَّسْ

My night grew long, while my eyelids remained short,

roaming around in your neighborhood, so very close.

واعتقدتُ الصباحَ ماتَ ولو

لمْ يكنِ الصبحُ ميِّتاً لتنفسْ

I thought the dawn had died, but even if

the dawn had not died, it would have breathed anew.