أرأيْتَ ما قدْ قالَ لي بدرُ الدُّجى

أرأيْتَ ما قدْ قالَ لي بدرُ الدُّجى

لّما رأى طَرْفي يُديمُ سُهودا

لّما رأى طَرْفي يُديمُ سُهودا

Do you know what the full moon of the night said to me

Have you heard what the full moon said to me

When it saw my eyes keeping constant vigil?

When he saw my eyes gazing endlessly?

حتَّامَ ترمُقُني بعيْنَيْ ساهِدِ

حتَّامَ ترمُقُني بعيْنَيْ ساهِدِ

أقصِرْ فلسْتُ حبيبَكَ المَفقودا

أقصِرْ فلسْتُ حبيبَكَ المَفقودا

“How long will you gaze at me with the eyes of a sleepless one?

"Lower your eyes when you look upon me,

Desist, for I am not your lost beloved.”

For I'm not your long lost beloved, you see."