رأيتُ بعَينِيَّ نَجمَ الثُّريَّا

رأيتُ بعَينِيَّ نَجمَ الثُّريَّا

فأحمدُ ربِّي على بَصَري

فأحمدُ ربِّي على بَصَري

I saw with my two eyes the star of the Pleiades,

With my eyes I saw the Pleiades star

So I praise my Lord for my sight.

So I thank my Lord for my vision

تمَلَّيتُ حِيناً بِنُورِه إذ

تمَلَّيتُ حِيناً بِنُورِه إذ

برُؤيتِهِ قَطُّ لم أظفَرِ

برُؤيتِهِ قَطُّ لم أظفَرِ

For a while I feasted my eyes on its light, for

For a while I was dazzled by its light

I had never before managed to see it.

Since by seeing it, never did I miss

ولم أرَ في الأرض مِن كَوكبٍ

ولم أرَ في الأرض مِن كَوكبٍ

أُفدِّيهِ مِن كَوكَبٍ نَيِرِ

أُفدِّيهِ مِن كَوكَبٍ نَيِرِ

And I have seen no such star on earth—

And on earth I saw no other planet

I would ransom it—what a radiant star!

That I would ransom from the shining star

ولِلبَحرِ قَذفٌ لِدُرًّ وما

ولِلبَحرِ قَذفٌ لِدُرًّ وما

كَقَذفِ الدَّراريِّ لِلدُّرَرِ

كَقَذفِ الدَّراريِّ لِلدُّرَرِ

And the sea casts forth pearls, yet not

And the sea casts up pearls and what not

Like the brilliant stars' casting forth of pearls.

Like the casting of shining stars for pearls