1. مَنَعتك رقة كاشح

    مِن أَن تَمُرَّ مُسلِما

    A spiteful foe’s tenderness has kept you

    from passing by with a greeting.

  2. أَن تَخش مِن نَظَر إِلى

    شُمّ الهِلال تَكَرما

    If you fear to look toward me,

    kindly gaze at the crescent moon,

  3. فَلعل لَحظي يَلتَقي

    وَهناً وَلَحظك في السَما

    for perhaps my gaze will meet

    yours, late at night, in the sky.