1. قالُوا مَشيبُكَ قد تبسَّمَ ضاحِكاً

    وهْوَ النَّهار أتاكَ بالأنْوارِ

    They said: Your gray hair has smiled in laughter,

    and it is day, come to you bearing light.

  2. فاستوضِحِ القَصدَ اليمينَ ولا تَزُغْ

    عَنهُ فإنَّكَ في ضياء نَهارِ

    So discern the right course, and do not stray

    from it, for you are in the light of day.

  3. فأجبْتُهُمْ والحَقُّ بَدرٌ باهِرٌ

    لا يَستسِرُّ ضياؤهُ بسِرارِ

    So I answered them—and truth is a dazzling full moon,

    whose radiance is not concealed in the moon's dark phase—

  4. إنَّ النَّهارَ وإنْ أضاءَ فإنَّها

    يَهدي الضّياءَ إلى ذوي الأبصارِ

    Indeed, the day, though it shines,

    directs light to those with sight.