1. البدرُ في المحو لا يُجارى

    وفي تناهيه لا يحدّ

    The full moon is unrivaled in effacement,

    And in its finitude it is unbounded.

  2. صحّ له النورُ بعد محو

    ثم إليه يعود بعدُ

    Light was established for it after effacement;

    Then afterward it returns to it.

  3. سرائر سرِّها ثلاث

    ربٌ مليك والله فردُ

    The mysteries of its secret are three:

    A Lord, a Sovereign, and God, the One.

  4. في المحو صحّت له فأثنتْ

    عليه لما أتاه يعدو

    In effacement they proved true for it, and praised

    It when he came running to it.