أَتَرىDo you think النَجمthe star حارَbecame bewildered فيin الأُفقthe horizon أَمor
أَتَرى النَجم حارَ في الأُفق أَم
أَسبَلlet fall لَيليmy night عَلىover نَهاريmy day ذيلاa trailing hem
أَسبَل لَيلي عَلى نَهاري ذيلا
Do you think the star is bewildered upon the horizon, or
Do you think the star has become bewildered on the horizon, or
has my night let fall its trailing hem over my day?
has my night let its hem fall over my day?
أَمor كَماjust as عادَturned into وَصلهhis closeness ليto me هَجراًestrangement
أَم كَما عادَ وَصله لي هَجراً
عادَturned into أَيضاًalso بِهِbecause of him نَهاريmy day لَيلاnight
عادَ أَيضاً بِهِ نَهاري لَيلا
Or, just as union with him turned to estrangement for me,
Or, just as his closeness to me turned to estrangement,
has my day, because of him, likewise turned to night?
has my day, because of him, likewise turned to night?
