مُذ قابَلَ البَدر وَجه الحِبِّ بَينَهما

لَقَد بَدا النورُ لا يَخفَى عَلى بَصرِ

Ever since the full moon met the face of love between them

The light began to shine, not hidden from sight

تَجاذَباهُ وَكلٌّ يَدَّعيهِ لَهُ

إِلى الصّباحِ وراءَ اللّيلِ وَالسحرِ

They pulled it towards themselves, each claiming it as their own

Until the morning, behind the night and dawn

وَجاءَتِ الشّمس وَالدّعوى لَقَد سَمِعت

فَأَثبَتَت أَنّه لا نورَ للقَمرِ

The sun came and I heard the claim

It proved the moon has no light of its own