بَادَرَ العَشْرَ عَشْرَ كَفّيكَ لَثْما

بَادَرَ العَشْرَ عَشْرَ كَفّيكَ لَثْما

وَتَمنَّى هِلالُهُ مِنكَ تِمّا

وَتَمنَّى هِلالُهُ مِنكَ تِمّا

The ten-day span hastened to kiss the ten fingers of your hands,

He eagerly kissed your ten fingers

And its crescent longed for fullness from you.

And wished for your crescent, complete

وَرَأى المُلْكُ مَطلعاً منكَ نُوراً

وَرَأى المُلْكُ مَطلعاً منكَ نُوراً

كَمْ جَلا نُورُهُ ظلاماً وظُلْمَا

كَمْ جَلا نُورُهُ ظلاماً وظُلْمَا

And the realm beheld a light dawning from you—

The king saw a dawn rising from you

How often its light dispelled darkness and injustice!

How its light dispelled the darkness and injustice

فَبَدا حَاجِباً لَديكَ وَما أس

فَبَدا حَاجِباً لَديكَ وَما أس

عدَ مَن يَنتمِي لِبابِكَ نَجْمَا

عدَ مَن يَنتمِي لِبابِكَ نَجْمَا

So it appeared as a chamberlain before you—how fortunate

So he seemed, in your presence, without consequence

is any star who belongs to your gate!

For no star compares to those at your door