يا ليلُ هل لِصباحي فيكَ إِشراقُ

فَقَد نَفى النومَ عن عَينَيَّ إِيراقُ

O night, will my dawn shine within you?

Sleep has been banished from my tearful eyes.

عَساكِرُ البقِّ نَحوي فيكَ زاحِفَة

كأنّما بُثّ وَسْطَ البيت سمّاقُ

Armies of insects creep toward me in you,

As if venom was spilled inside the house.

مِن كُلِّ طاعِنَةِ الخُرطومِ ساريةٍ

كَأَنَّ لَسعَتَها بالنارِ إِحراقُ

From every mosquito with a piercing proboscis

It's as if its sting burns with fire.