Claude 2

  1. رأيتُ الهلالَ ووجهَ الحبيب

    فكانا هلالَينِ عند النَّظرْ

    I saw the crescent moon and the face of my beloved

    They seemed like two crescent moons to my eyes

  2. فلم أدرِ من حيرتي فيهما

    هلالَ الدجى مِن هلال البشرْ

    In my bewilderment over them

    I could not tell the moon of night from the moon of mortals

  3. ولولا التورُّدُ في الوجنتين

    وما راعني من سواد الشَّعَرْ

    Were it not for the blushing of his cheeks

    And the blackness of his hair that drew my attention

  4. لكُنتُ أظن الهلالَ الحبيبَ

    وكنتُ أظن الحبيب القمرْ

    I would have thought my beloved was the crescent moon

    And I would have thought the crescent moon was my beloved