1. رَأَيتُ الهِلالَ عَلى وَجهِهِ

    فَلَم أِدرِ أَيُّهُما أَنوَرُ

    I saw the crescent upon his face,

    so I could not tell which of the two was brighter,

  2. سِوى أَنَّ ذاكَ بَعيدُ المَحَلِّ

    وَهذا قَريبٌ لِمَن يَنظُرُ

    except that that one is far away,

    while this one is near to whoever looks.

  3. وَذاكَ يَغيبُ وَذا حاضِرٌ

    وَما مَن يَغيبُ كَمَن يَحضُرُ

    And that one disappears, while this one is present;

    and one who is absent is not like one who is present.

  4. وَنَفعُ الهِلالِ كَثيرٌ لَنا

    وَنَفعُ الحَبيبِ لَنا أَكثَرُ

    And the crescent's benefit to us is great,

    and the beloved's benefit to us is greater.