ونهيتَand you forbade نوميmy sleep عنfrom جفونيmy eyelids فانتهىso it desisted
ونهيتَ نومي عن جفوني فانتهى
وأمرتَand you commanded ليليmy night أنto يطولاgrow long فطالاso it grew long
وأمرتَ ليلي أن يطولا فطالا
And you forbade my sleep to reach my eyelids, and it obeyed.
You have banished sleep from my eyes, so it is banished,
And you commanded my night to grow long, and it grew long.
And you have commanded my night to lengthen, so it has lengthened.
نظرُgaze العيونِthe eyes علىupon العيونِthe eyes هوit الذيthat which
نظرُ العيونِ على العيونِ هو الذي
جعلَmade العيونَthe eyes علىupon العيونِthe eyes وبالاa bane
جعلَ العيونَ على العيونِ وبالا
The gaze of eyes upon eyes is what
The gazing of eyes upon eyes is what has
Made eyes a bane to eyes.
Made eyes shed tears upon eyes.