بَدَا الإكْلِيلُ في لَيْلٍ بَهيمٍ

بَدَا الإكْلِيلُ في لَيْلٍ بَهيمٍ

فَكَلَّلَ هامَةَ الظَّبْيِ القَرِيرِ

فَكَلَّلَ هامَةَ الظَّبْيِ القَرِيرِ

The crown appeared in a pitch-dark night,

The wreath appeared in a dazzling night

and so crowned the head of the tranquil gazelle.

And crowned the docile gazelle's dreamy brow

وَغَابَ النَّجْمُ في الأسْحَارِ لَمَّا

وَغَابَ النَّجْمُ في الأسْحَارِ لَمَّا

رَعَتْهُ غَزَالَةُ الصبح المنيرِ

رَعَتْهُ غَزَالَةُ الصبح المنيرِ

And the star vanished in the predawn hours when

The star withdrew at dawn, when lo and behold

the gazelle of radiant morning grazed upon it.

The radiant morning's gazelle came to graze