بَدا عِذارُ حَبيبي

وَاِعوَجَّ مثلَ الهِلالِ

My beloved's excuse appeared

And bent like the crescent moon

بَدا كَأَسوَدِ لَيلٍ

عَنِ الكَواكِبِ خالي

It appeared like the night's darkness

Empty of stars

غَشاهُ بَدرُ جَبينٍ

حَتّى اِختَفى بِالجَمالِ

The full moon covered it

Until it disappeared in beauty

وَلَيلَة البَدرِ تَخفى

وَتِلكَ خَيرُ اللّيالي

And the night of the full moon hides

That is the best of nights