يا صاحبيّ اطرباني في دجا سحر

وهنئياني بما اجلوه من درر

My friend, delight me at dawn's whisper

And congratulate me on what I have attained of pearls

يا قلب يهنيك امنا صرت في ظفر

جاء الحبيب الذي أهواه من سفر

O heart, rejoice for you have succeeded

The beloved has come from his journey

والشمس قد اثرت في وجهه اثرا

And the sun has left its trace on his face

A full moon framed by Gemini when small

بدرٌ تطوق بالجوزاء عن صغر

ومن محياه نور جلّ عن نظر

And from his cheek a light too bright to behold

And since his face was touched by the sun

ومذ غدا وجهه بالشمس ذا أثر

عجبت من أثر للشمس في قمر

I marveled at the sun's trace on a moon

Yet the sun should not overtake a moon

والشمس لا ينبغي أن تدرك القمرا