أَيُّهاO you النُوّامُsleepers وَيحَكُمُwoe to you
أَيُّها النُوّامُ وَيحَكُمُ
قَدindeed حَمَلناwe have borne عَنكُمُon your behalf السَّهَراsleeplessness
قَد حَمَلنا عَنكُمُ السَّهَرا
O sleepers—alas for you!
O sleepers, woe to you!
We have borne the sleepless vigil in your stead.
We have borne the sleeplessness for you.
نَحنُwe فيin ظَلماءa dark night داجيَةٍpitch-dark
نَحنُ في ظَلماء داجيَةٍ
ماnot لَهاit has صُبحٌa morning فَيَنتَظِراso it may be awaited
ما لَها صُبحٌ فَيَنتَظِرا
We are in a darkness, deep and black,
We are in a pitch-dark night.
that has no morning to await.
It has no morning to await.
فَجرُهاits dawn وَالصَّبرُand patience بَعدَهُمُafter them
فَجرُها وَالصَّبرُ بَعدَهُمُ
ماnot سَمِعناwe have heard عَنهُماabout either of them خَبَراany news
ما سَمِعنا عَنهُما خَبَرا
Its dawn—and patience after them—
Its dawn and patience in their absence—
of neither have we heard any news.
We have heard no news of either.
