لَمّا بَدا بِعارِضٍ

لَمّا بَدا بِعارِضٍ

عَلَيهِ تاجٌ مِن ذَهَب

عَلَيهِ تاجٌ مِن ذَهَب

When he appeared amid a cloud,

When he appeared with his cheek

with a crown of gold upon him,

Wearing a crown of gold

عَلا عَلى البَدرِ سَناً

عَلا عَلى البَدرِ سَناً

فَاِنحَطّ عَنهُ بِرُتَب

فَاِنحَطّ عَنهُ بِرُتَب

he surpassed the full moon in radiance,

He surpassed the full moon in brilliance

so it fell several ranks below him.

And it slipped down from its rank