إِنّي صَرَفتُ الهَوى إِلى قَمَرٍ

إِنّي صَرَفتُ الهَوى إِلى قَمَرٍ

لا يَتَحَدّى العُيونَ بِالنَظَرِ

لا يَتَحَدّى العُيونَ بِالنَظَرِ

Indeed, I have turned my love toward a moon

I directed my passion towards a moon

I have turned my passion toward a moon,

Who does not challenge the eyes with his gaze.

That does not contend with eyes through looking

Who does not challenge eyes with a bold gaze;

إِذا تَأَمَّلتَهُ تَعاظَمَكَ ال

إِذا تَأَمَّلتَهُ تَعاظَمَكَ ال

إِقرارُ في أَنَّهُ مِنَ البَشَرِ

إِقرارُ في أَنَّهُ مِنَ البَشَرِ

When you contemplate him, you find it hard

When you contemplate it, you are awed

If you contemplate him, it burdens you

To acknowledge that he is human.

By the admission that it is human

To acknowledge that he is of human kind.

ثُمَّ يَعودُ الإِنكارُ مَعرِفَةً

ثُمَّ يَعودُ الإِنكارُ مَعرِفَةً

مِنكَ إِذا قِستَهُ إِلى الصُوَرِ

مِنكَ إِذا قِستَهُ إِلى الصُوَرِ

Then denial turns to recognition

Then denial returns, knowing

Then your denial turns to understanding

For you, when you compare him with other forms.

From you, when you compare it to forms

Once you compare him to mere images.

مُباحَةٌ ساحَةُ القُلوبِ لَهُ

مُباحَةٌ ساحَةُ القُلوبِ لَهُ

يَأخُذُ مِنها أَطايِبَ الثَمَرِ

يَأخُذُ مِنها أَطايِبَ الثَمَرِ

The courtyard of hearts lies open to him;

The field of hearts is lawful to it

The courtyard of the hearts is yielded to him,

He takes from it the choicest fruit.

It takes from them the choicest of fruits

He takes from them the most delicious fruit.