وليلة مرِضتْ من كلِّ ناحيةٍ

وليلة مرِضتْ من كلِّ ناحيةٍ

فما يُضيءُ بها نجمٌ ولا قمرُ

فما يُضيءُ بها نجمٌ ولا قمرُ

And a night that fell ill on every side,

A night from all sides sickened

so neither star nor moon shone in it.

No stars to illuminate nor moon to shine

قاسيتُها بأمونٍ بين أحبُلِها

قاسيتُها بأمونٍ بين أحبُلِها

نصفٌ وحسَّرَ عنها نصفَها السَّفرُ

نصفٌ وحسَّرَ عنها نصفَها السَّفرُ

I endured it on a trusty she-camel; between her ropes

I endured it anxiously amidst its ropes

was half of her; travel had stripped away her other half.

One half present, the other half absent on a journey