1. وَلا مُكَلَّلَةٌ راجَ الشَمالُ بِها

    في ناحِراتِ سِرارٍ بَعدَ إِهلالِ

    Nor a wreathed cloud that the north wind drove to and fro,

    In the closing, moonless nights, after the crescent’s appearance.