1. The crescent has closed its eye as though
Watched by one whose lashes are poised.
١. وَقد غمض الغَرب الهِلال كَأَنَّما
يُلاحظ مِنهُ ناظر ذات أَشفار
2. What we have left of it is a horizon
Like the glitter of a bracelet or a gold coin's edge.
٢. كَأَنَّ الَّذي بقى لَنا مِنهُ أفقه
فَضيض سِوارٍ أَو قَراضة دينار