وَدُجىًand darkness هَتَكتُI tore away قِناعَهُits veil
وَدُجىً هَتَكتُ قِناعَهُ
عَنfrom وَجهِthe face of طامِسَةٍan obscure one خَفِيَّهhidden
عَن وَجهِ طامِسَةٍ خَفِيَّه
And darkness—I tore away its veil
Night casts off his veil
from the face of one obscure and hidden.
From a face concealed and dim,
تَسريtravel by night كَواكِبُهُits stars إِلىtoward الthe
تَسري كَواكِبُهُ إِلى ال
إِصباحِdawn وَاللَيلُand the night المَطِيَّهthe mount
إِصباحِ وَاللَيلُ المَطِيَّه
Its stars travel by night toward the
His stars file on to morning
dawn, and night is their mount.
And the dark trots away, trotting.
وَالنَجمُand the star وَجهُthe face of مُقَبَّلٍone who is kissed
وَالنَجمُ وَجهُ مُقَبَّلٍ
وَالبَدرُand the full moon مِرآةٌa mirror صَدِيَّهtarnished
وَالبَدرُ مِرآةٌ صَدِيَّه
And the star is the face of one who is kissed,
The star the kissed face of a star gazer,
and the full moon is a tarnished mirror.
The moon a shining mirror.