نَبِيَّةُ حُسنٍ دَعَت لِلهَوى

فَقُلنا أَلا آيةً تَعتبرْ

A beauty of prophesy called to passion

So we said, "Will you not take a sign to heart?"

فَأَرْخَتْ على خدِّها سالفاً

فَحالاً أَرَتْنا اِنشِقاقَ القَمرْ

Then she let down a lock upon her cheek

And at once we saw the moon split open.