يا مُشرِقاً مَلأَ العيو

يا مُشرِقاً مَلأَ العيو

نَ فَلحظُها ما يستقلُّ

نَ فَلحظُها ما يستقلُّ

O radiant one who has filled the eyes—

O rising sun, you have filled the horizons,

So their gaze cannot bear it;

So I gaze at them without blinking.

أَوفى عَلى شَمسِ الضُّحى

أَوفى عَلى شَمسِ الضُّحى

حتَّى كأنَّ الشمسَ ظِلُّ

حتَّى كأنَّ الشمسَ ظِلُّ

Who outshone the forenoon sun,

More faithful than the morning sun,

Until the sun seemed a shadow.

As if the sun itself were but a shadow.

يا زينةَ الدُّنيا ومن

يا زينةَ الدُّنيا ومن

مُلكُ الأنامِ لهُ يَقلُّ

مُلكُ الأنامِ لهُ يَقلُّ

O adornment of the world, and one

O adornment of the world, he who

For whom dominion over humankind is but little,

Rules all people is so fickle.

لا تقتلنِّي بالجَفاء

لا تقتلنِّي بالجَفاء

فإنَّ قَتلي لا يَحلُّ

فإنَّ قَتلي لا يَحلُّ

Do not kill me with coldness,

Do not kill me with disdain,

For killing me is not lawful.

For surely my murder would not be lawful.