مررنا بالهلال على كريد

وقد ملأ الفضاء بها جمالا

We passed by the crescent moon over a hill

It had filled the space with its beauty

بدوا والركب في شوق إليه

يضئ لنا رُباها والجبالا

The people and the caravan were yearning for it

Its light illuminates our dwellings and mountains

فهلل رفقتي واستقبلوه

كما يستقبل الملك احتفالا

My companions rejoiced and welcomed it

As a king is welcomed at a celebration

فقلت رويدكم هلا ذكرتم

شبيها كان أمس هنا فزالا

So I said, wait, did you not remember

That yesterday, a similar one was here, then disappeared

فلم أر في وجوه القوم شيئا

ولم أر مدمعا للقوم سالا

I did not see anything on the people's faces

Nor did I see a tear shed for the vanished one

فقلت الأمر للمولى تعالى

يصرف ملكه حالا فحالا

So I said, the matter belongs to God Most High

Who changes his creation constantly