قَدalready أَشرَقَhas shone فيin الدُجىthe darkness شعاعُthe ray الفَجرِof dawn
قَد أَشرَقَ في الدُجى شعاعُ الفَجرِ
واِمتَدَّand has extended إِلىinto الظَلامِthe darkness باعُthe reach (armspan) الفَجرِof dawn
واِمتَدَّ إِلى الظَلامِ باعُ الفَجرِ
Dawn's ray has already shone in the darkness.
The dawn's first gleam has streaked the gloom of night
And dawn's reach has extended into the darkness.
And the morning light crept forth into the night
لاdo not تَلهُbe distracted عَنfrom المُدامthe wine واملأand fill قَدَحاًa goblet
لا تَلهُ عَن المُدام واملأ قَدَحاً
يَنحَطُّdescends بِضَوئِهِby its light قِناعُthe veil الفَجرِof dawn
يَنحَطُّ بِضَوئِهِ قِناعُ الفَجرِ
Do not neglect the wine, and fill a goblet
Fill not thy cup, the wine will wait; oh haste
By whose light the veil of dawn descends.
To watch the veil of darkness lose its might