رأيتُ بعَينِيَّ نَجمَ الثُّريَّا

فأحمدُ ربِّي على بَصَري

With my eyes I saw the Pleiades star

So I thank my Lord for my vision

تمَلَّيتُ حِيناً بِنُورِه إذ

برُؤيتِهِ قَطُّ لم أظفَرِ

For a while I was dazzled by its light

Since by seeing it, never did I miss

ولم أرَ في الأرض مِن كَوكبٍ

أُفدِّيهِ مِن كَوكَبٍ نَيِرِ

And on earth I saw no other planet

That I would ransom from the shining star

ولِلبَحرِ قَذفٌ لِدُرًّ وما

كَقَذفِ الدَّراريِّ لِلدُّرَرِ

And the sea casts up pearls and what not

Like the casting of shining stars for pearls