يا هلالَ السَما كطرف كَليلٍ

يا هلالَ السَما كطرف كَليلٍ

فإذا ما بدا أضا طرفيهِ

فإذا ما بدا أضا طرفيهِ

O crescent of the sky, like a weary eye,

O crescent moon in the sky like a slender twig

And whenever it appeared, it lit up its two tips.

When its tips start to shine

كنت أبكي عليَّ منه فلما

كنت أبكي عليَّ منه فلما

أن تولَّ بكَيتُ منه عليهِ

أن تولَّ بكَيتُ منه عليهِ

I was weeping for myself because of it; then, when

I cried over myself because of it but when

It turned away, I wept for it because of it.

It disappeared, I cried over it because of me