لاحَ الْهِلالُ كَما تَعَوَّجَ مُرْهَفا

وَالْكَوْكَبانِ فَأَعْجَبا بَلْ أَطْرَفا

The crescent moon shone twisted and bent,

And the two stars amazed, or rather winked,

مُتَتابِعَيْنِ تَتابُعَ الْكَعْبَيْنِ فِي

رُمْحٍ أُقِيمَ الصَّدْرُ مِنْهُ وَثُقِّفا

Following each other, the two ankles in

A spear, the chest upright from it and ready.

فَكَأَنَّهُ وَقَدِ اسْتَقاما فَوْقَهُ

كَفٌّ تُخالِفُ أُكرَتَيْنِ تَلَقُّفا

So it was as if, when they went straight above,

A palm contrary to two wrists receiving.