عِلَّةَ البَدرِ راقِبي اللَهَ فيهِ

عِلَّةَ البَدرِ راقِبي اللَهَ فيهِ

لا تَضُرّي بِجِسمِهِ وَدَعيهِ

لا تَضُرّي بِجِسمِهِ وَدَعيهِ

O illness of the full moon, be mindful of God regarding him.

O moon's flaw, fear God in it

Do not harm his body, and leave him be.

Do not harm its body, leave it be

وَدَعي سَيّدي وَدونَكِ جِسمي

وَدَعي سَيّدي وَدونَكِ جِسمي

مَنزِلاً ما حَلَلتِهِ فَاِسكُنيهِ

مَنزِلاً ما حَلَلتِهِ فَاِسكُنيهِ

And leave my master, and take my body

And leave my master be, and below you is my body

As a dwelling you have not entered—so dwell in it.

A house, wherever you make it lawful, reside in it

أَنا أَقوى عَلى اِحتِمالِكِ مِنهُ

أَنا أَقوى عَلى اِحتِمالِكِ مِنهُ

حَمِّليني أَضعافَ ما يَشتَكيهِ

حَمِّليني أَضعافَ ما يَشتَكيهِ

I am better able than he to bear you.

I am stronger than him at bearing you

Make me bear many times what he suffers.

Load me multiples of what he complains of

وَاِتَّقي اللَهَ في غَزالٍ رَبيبٍ

وَاِتَّقي اللَهَ في غَزالٍ رَبيبٍ

ما لَهُ في جَمالِهِ مِن شَبيهِ

ما لَهُ في جَمالِهِ مِن شَبيهِ

And fear God regarding a hand-reared gazelle,

And fear God in a dear gazelle

Who has no equal in his beauty.

Who has no equal in his beauty