أتاكhas come to you الليلthe night معتكراًdense with darkness
أتاك الليل معتكراً
يناقضهcounters it سناradiance البدرthe full moon
يناقضه سنا البدر
Night has come to you, dense with darkness;
The night comes to you, gloomy,
the full moon’s radiance counters it.
Contrasted by the radiance of the full moon.
ذرlet الساعاتthe hours تبسطهspread it out
ذر الساعات تبسطه
ستقبضهwill gather it in يدhand الفجرdawn
ستقبضه يد الفجر
Let the hours spread it out;
Let the hours spread it out,
the hand of dawn will gather it in.
The dawn will take it back.