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May the stars of that day's dawn be dark
"May the stars that appear before that day's first light be dark". The planets that are visible just before dawn.
May that day look for light, but find none
"May that day hope for light, but have none"
neither may it see the eyelids of the dawn
"nor see the first light of the dawn". The dawn is spoken of as if it had eyelids like a person.