1. فَيا حَبَّذا البدرُ مِن حَيثُ أَبدى

    عَلى البحرِ نوراً بِهِ قَرَّ عَينا

    Oh, how lovely the full moon, for it has cast

    upon the sea a light that gladdened the eye.

  2. وَقَد كانَ ذا البحرُ مِن لازَوَرْدٍ

    فَمُنذُ بَدا البدرُ صار لُجَيْنا

    And this sea had been of lapis lazuli;

    and since the full moon appeared, it has turned to silver.