وَاِنشَقَّ ثَوبُ الظَلامِ عَن قَمَرٍ

وَاِنشَقَّ ثَوبُ الظَلامِ عَن قَمَرٍ

يَضحَكُ في أَوجُهِ الدُجُنّاتِ

يَضحَكُ في أَوجُهِ الدُجُنّاتِ

And the robe of darkness split open to reveal a moon,

And the robe of darkness was torn from a moon

Laughing in the faces of the dark nights.

That smiles in the faces of pretty girls

كَأَنَّما النَجمُ حينَ قابَلَهُ

كَأَنَّما النَجمُ حينَ قابَلَهُ

قَبيعَةٌ في نِصابِ مِرآةِ

قَبيعَةٌ في نِصابِ مِرآةِ

As though the star, when it faced the moon,

As though when the star faced him

Were a pommel in a mirror’s handle.

A comet in the frame of a mirror