حكى هلالُ الأفقِ لما مضت

له ثلاثٌ واعتلى واستنار

The crescent narrated the horizon when it passed

It had three nights, ascended, and became illuminated

مرآة خد بعضها ظاهرٌ

والبعض منها في غلاف عذار

A mirror of a cheek, some of it apparent

And some of it veiled in a cover of chastity