هَذي الثّريّا هِلالُ الأُفقِ قارَنَها

هَذي الثّريّا هِلالُ الأُفقِ قارَنَها

وَالنور مِنهُ عَلى الآفاقِ قَد سَالا

وَالنور مِنهُ عَلى الآفاقِ قَد سَالا

This is the Pleiades; the horizon’s crescent has drawn alongside her,

These are the Pleiades; the horizon’s crescent has joined them.

And light from it has streamed across the horizons.

And its light has flowed across the horizons.

عَقدٌ مِنَ الدّرِّ مَنظوم لِغانِيَة

عَقدٌ مِنَ الدّرِّ مَنظوم لِغانِيَة

لَديهِ حَطَّت مِنَ الإِبريزِ خِلخالا

لَديهِ حَطَّت مِنَ الإِبريزِ خِلخالا

A necklace of pearls, strung for a beauty,

A necklace of pearls, strung for a beautiful woman,

Beside which she has laid an anklet of pure gold.

Beside it she has laid an anklet of pure gold.