بي مِنْ جفاهُ وعطفِهِ

بي مِنْ جفاهُ وعطفِهِ

أصلٌ لخوفي والرجا

أصلٌ لخوفي والرجا

Within me, from his coldness and his tenderness,

In his cruelty and kindness

Lies a source of my fear and hope.

Lie the roots of my fear and hope

قمرُ الدجى بذؤابة

قمرُ الدجى بذؤابة

ما غيرُهُ قمرُ الدجى

ما غيرُهُ قمرُ الدجى

The moon of the dark night, with a forelock—

The moon of the night in its splendor

None but he is the moon of the dark night.

None but the moon lights up the night