ألا قُل لبدر ليالي الدجى

ونور الظلام إذا أسدَفا

O say to the full moon in the nights of darkness,

And light of the gloom when it is cloaked,

ويا قمراً اسمه يوسفٌ

وفي الحسن تشبيهه يوسفا

And O moon whose name is Yusuf,

And in beauty he is likened to Yusuf,

ويا فاتر الجفن ماذا الجفا

أمَا آنَ باللَهِ أن تعطفا

And O languid-eyed one, what is this aloofness?

Is it not time, by Allah, that you show kindness?

أذا المسك أُنبِتَ في عارِضَيكَ

أم الوالدانِ له غَلَّفا

If musk is produced on your cheeks,

Or did your parents put kohl on them,

فقد حَسَّناكَ وقد ملَّحاكَ

وما أحسَنا بي ولا أنصفا

Then they have beautified you and made you elegant,

But they did not do right by me or act justly.