فتىً يَستَمدُّ البدرُ من فضلِ نورِه

فتىً يَستَمدُّ البدرُ من فضلِ نورِه

ويُقسمُ أن يَرنُو إليه كواكبُهُ

ويُقسمُ أن يَرنُو إليه كواكبُهُ

A noble youth—from the overflow of his radiance the full moon draws its light,

A youth from whose surplus light the full moon draws its radiance.

and it swears that its stars gaze toward him.

And it swears that its stars gaze toward him.

فَحامت على هامِ العِداةِ سيوفُه

فَحامت على هامِ العِداةِ سيوفُه

سوحَّت على أيدي العُفاةِ سحائبُه

سوحَّت على أيدي العُفاةِ سحائبُه

Then his swords wheeled above the heads of his foes;

So his swords hovered over the heads of foes.

his rain clouds poured over the hands of those who sought his bounty.

His clouds poured down upon the hands of supplicants.