إِنّ حِبِّي مُذْ تَبدَّى

إِنّ حِبِّي مُذْ تَبدَّى

وَجهُهُ بِالشّمس أَزرى

وَجهُهُ بِالشّمس أَزرى

Indeed, since my beloved appeared,

Since his face appeared

His face has put the sun to shame.

In the sun's light unveiled

كامِلٌ بَدرُ تَمامٍ

كامِلٌ بَدرُ تَمامٍ

قَمرٌ يَنقُصُ شَهرا

قَمرٌ يَنقُصُ شَهرا

Perfect—a moon at its fullest;

He is a full moon in its perfection

A moon that wanes each month.

A waning moon is what I've become