Claude 2

  1. لَمّا رَأَيتُ البَدرَ في

    أُفُق السَماءِ قَد اِستَقَلّا

    When I saw the full moon rising

    In the horizon of the sky, alone,

  2. وَرَأَيتُ قَرنَ الشَمسِ في

    أُفُقِ الغُروبِ وَقَد تَدَلّى

    And I saw the sun's horns setting

    In the horizon of the west, head bowed,

  3. شَبَّهتُ ذاكَ وَهَذِهِ

    فَأَرى شَبيهَهُما أَجَلّا

    I likened this one and that one,

    And I saw the two alike, most beautiful.

  4. وَجهُ الحَبيبِ إِذا بَدا

    وَقَفا الحَبيبِ إِذا تَوَلّى

    The beloved's face when it appears,

    The beloved's rump when it turns away.