أُشبّهُ بِالكَواكب كُلّ خودٍ

أُشبّهُ بِالكَواكب كُلّ خودٍ

وَيُعجبني اِجتِماع الفرقدينِ

وَيُعجبني اِجتِماع الفرقدينِ

I liken them—every fair maiden—to the stars.

I liken every fair maiden to the stars,

And the conjunction of the two Farqads delights me.

and the meeting of the two Farqad stars delights me.

وَفي الوادي الجَميل أبي جَميلٍ

وَفي الوادي الجَميل أبي جَميلٍ

وَحَقّكَ قَد نَظرتهما بعيني

وَحَقّكَ قَد نَظرتهما بعيني

And in the beautiful valley, my father is handsome.

And in the lovely valley of Abu Jamil,

By your honor, I have seen them both with my own eyes.

by your honor, I have indeed seen them both with my own eye.