إِنّ السّماءَ وَفيها سارَ أَنجمها

وَقَد بَدا القمرُ الزّاهي بِها يَسري

The sky, and in it glide its stars

And the glowing moon began to move through it

كَبَحرِ فَيروزَجٍ هامَت بِهِ درر

وَزَورَقٌ مِن نضار بَينَها يَجري

Like a turquoise sea, in which pearls leapt

And a boat of freshness sails between them