# 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.