طالَgrew long ليليmy night وناوأتْنيand assailed me الشُّجونُthe sorrows
طالَ ليلي وناوأتْني الشُّجونُ
ودعانيand called me للسُّهدto sleeplessness قلبٌa heart حزينُsorrowful
ودعاني للسُّهد قلبٌ حزينُ
My night grew long, and sorrows assailed me.
My long night has wearied me with sorrows
And a sorrowful heart called me to sleeplessness.
And my grieving heart calls me to pass the night in wakefulness
وجرتْand flowed عَبرةٌa tear منfrom العينthe eye وهنًاlate at night
وجرتْ عَبرةٌ من العين وهنًا
فدعاهاthen summoned it بينamid السكونthe stillness أنينُa moan
فدعاها بين السكون أنينُ
And a tear flowed from the eye late at night.
A tear flows from my eye in weakness
Then a moan summoned it amid the stillness.
And my sighing disturbs the stillness
وتولَّىand departed منbecause of التغيُّظthe fury صبريmy patience
وتولَّى من التغيُّظ صبري
مثلماjust as ولَّىdeparted منذُsince أمسِyesterday القطينُthe dwellers
مثلما ولَّى منذُ أمسِ القطينُ
And my patience fled because of fury.
My patience deserts me in my anger
Just as the dwellers departed yesterday.
As the rain deserted us yesterday evening