أَيُّها البَدرُ الَّذي

أَيُّها البَدرُ الَّذي

يَملَأُ عَينَي مَن تَأَمَّل

يَملَأُ عَينَي مَن تَأَمَّل

O full moon who

O moon that fills

fills the eyes of whoever gazes,

the eyes of whoever contemplates,

حُمِّلَ القَلبُ تَباريحَ ال

حُمِّلَ القَلبُ تَباريحَ ال

تَجَنّي فَتَحَمَّل

تَجَنّي فَتَحَمَّل

The heart was made to bear the agonies of

My heart is burdened with sadness that will not

unjust reproach, and it bore them.

cease, so bear with me.

لَيسَ لي صَبرٌ جَميلٌ

لَيسَ لي صَبرٌ جَميلٌ

غَيرَ أَنّي أَتَجَمَّل

غَيرَ أَنّي أَتَجَمَّل

I have no graceful patience,

I have no beautiful patience

but I feign composure.

except that I pretend.

ثُمَّ لا يَأسَ فَكَم قَد

ثُمَّ لا يَأسَ فَكَم قَد

نيلَ أَمرٌ لَم يُؤَمَّل

نيلَ أَمرٌ لَم يُؤَمَّل

Then, no despair—for many a

Then there is no despair, for how often

thing has been attained that was never hoped for.

is a thing attained that was not hoped for.