نَادَْيتُ يَا بَدْرُ لَمَّا

نَادَْيتُ يَا بَدْرُ لَمَّا

جَلَْ سَنَاهُ السُّعُودُ

جَلَْ سَنَاهُ السُّعُودُ

I called out, 'O full moon,' when

I called, "O full moon!" when

the auspicious stars brightened his radiance:

We sat to face him at Su'ûd.

مَا بَالُ نُورِ المُحَيَّا

مَا بَالُ نُورِ المُحَيَّا

فِي كُلّ يَوْمٍ يَزِيدُ

فِي كُلّ يَوْمٍ يَزِيدُ

'Why does the light of your face

“Why does the light of your face

increase every day?'

Increase every day?” He said, “My crescent’s

فَقَالَ فَرْقِي هِلاَلٌ

فَقَالَ فَرْقِي هِلاَلٌ

قُلْنَا هِلاَلٌ سَعِيدُ

قُلْنَا هِلاَلٌ سَعِيدُ

He said, 'My hair’s parting is a crescent.'

A new moon.” We said, “A crescent

We said, 'A fortunate crescent!'

Foretells good fortune.”