جَرى في سَمَاءِ الدَّجْنِ فُلْكُ كَوَاكِبٍ

لَهَا القُطْبُ قُطْبٌ وَالسِّمَاكُ سِمَاكُ

A vessel of stars sailed across the gloomy sky

With the North Star as its guide and the Fish as its marker

وَقَامَ بِشَاطِي البَحْرِ لِلَّيْلِ صَائِدٌ

لَهُ اللَّيْلُ فَخٌّ وَالنُّجُومُ شِبَاكُ

A night hunter stood on the seashore

With the night as his trap and the stars as his net