1. The moon outshone people until the sun was charged
With its beauty and stubbornness in its meanings
١. بَدرٌ سَبى الناسَ حَتّى الشَمسُ قَد كَلِفَت
بِحُسنِهِ وَتَعَنَّت في مَعانيهِ
2. It appears when its face appears and when
It is absent, it is absent in my eyes in its songs
٢. تَبدو إِذا ما تَبَدّى وَجهُهُ وَإِذا
ما غابَ غابَت بِعَيني في مَغانيهِ
3. So I see the night only in its distance
And I see the dawn only in its approach
٣. فَلا أَرى اللَيلَ إِلّا في تَباعُدِهِ
وَلا أَرى الصُبحَ إِلّا في تَدانيهِ