I CALL THE night to witness when it covers over,

By oath of the night when it covers

By the night enshrouding

CONSIDER the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

By the night when it envelopeth,

By the night as it envelops;

By the night as it covers.

By the night as it covers.

By the night as it conceals.

By the night as it conceals.

By the night when it covers,

By the night when it enshrouds,

By the night as it envelops.

By the night enshrouding

By the night when it envelops,

By the night, when it envelops,

By the night when it covers

By the night when it covers the day,

I swear by the night when it draws a veil,

Waallayli itha yaghsha

wa-al-layli idhā yaghshā

By the night as it veils [the earth] in darkness,

By the Night as it conceals (the light);