وَالعيدُ زَيَّنَ لِلعُيونِ هِلالَهُ

وَالعيدُ زَيَّنَ لِلعُيونِ هِلالَهُ

فَرَمَقنَ مِنهُ حاجِباً مَقرونا

فَرَمَقنَ مِنهُ حاجِباً مَقرونا

And Eid—its crescent is an adornment to the eyes;

And Eid adorned its crescent for the eyes;

so they beheld in it an eyebrow joined to its mate.

so they beheld in it a joined brow.

يَبدو وَيَبدو النَجمُ فَوقَ جَبينِهِ

يَبدو وَيَبدو النَجمُ فَوقَ جَبينِهِ

وَكَأَنَّ جُنَحَ اللَيلِ يَنقُطُ نونا

وَكَأَنَّ جُنَحَ اللَيلِ يَنقُطُ نونا

It appears, and the star appears above its forehead,

It appears, and the star appears above its forehead,

as though the dark of night were dotting the letter nūn.

and as though night’s darkness were dotting the letter nūn.