قَمَرٌ يُحَجِّبُهُ دَلَالٌ مُفْرِطُ

سُلْطَانَهُ أَبداً عَليَّ مُسلَّطُ

A moon eclipsed by excessive coquetry

Its rule over me forever imposed

عَهْدِي بِهِ مُتَناهِياً في حُسْنِهِ

لَكِنَّهُ فِي قَتْلَتِي مُتَوسِّطُ

My pact with it limited despite its beauty

Yet in slaying me it's immoderately disposed