1. يا قَضيباً يَميسُ تَحْتَ هِلالٍ

    وهِلالاً يَرْنو بِعَيْنَيْ غَزالِ

    O slender bough swaying beneath a crescent moon,

    And O crescent gazing with a gazelle’s eyes,

  2. مِنْكَ يا شَمْسَنا تَعَلَّمَتِ الشَّمْ

    سُ دُنُوَّ السَّنا وبُعْدَ المَنالِ

    From you, O our sun, the sun has learned

    To be near in radiance, yet beyond reach.