1. I saw the crescent moon while
The Pleiades were racing to outpace it.
١. رَأَيتُ الهِلالَ وَقَد حَلّقَت
نُجومُ الثُرَيّا لِكَي تَسبِقَه
2. I likened it, pursuing after them,
With the radiant planet set between,
٢. فَشَبَّهتُهُ وَهوَ في إِثرِها
وَبَينَهُما الزَهرَةُ المُشرِقَه
3. To an archer who saw a bird in flight
And let fly an arrow to give it chase.
٣. كِرامٍ بِقَوسٍ رَأى طائِراً
فَحَلّق في إَثرِهِ بُندقَه