غِبتُمyou were absent فَدَجَتso grew dark بِعَينيَin my eyes الآفاقُthe horizons
غِبتُم فَدَجَت بِعَينيَ الآفاقُ
واِستطلعَand sought the rising of شهبَthe shooting stars of دَمعيَmy tears الآماقُthe corners of the eyes
واِستطلعَ شهبَ دَمعيَ الآماقُ
You were absent, and the horizons grew dark in my eyes.
And the corners of my eyes watched for the shooting stars of my tears.
تَمتَدُّstretch إِلىtoward الغربthe west إِلىuntil أَنthat يُقضىis decreed
تَمتَدُّ إِلى الغرب إِلى أَن يُقضى
يَوماًone day لصباحfor the morning of وَصلكمreunion with you إِشراقُa sunrise
يَوماً لصباح وَصلكم إِشراقُ
They stretch toward the west until there is decreed,
One day, a sunrise for the morning of reunion with you.