1. يا قَضيباً يَميسُ تَحْتَ هِلالٍ

    وهِلالاً يَرْنو بِعَيْنَيْ غَزالِ

    O slender bough swaying beneath a crescent,

    and crescent gazing with a gazelle’s eyes!

  2. مِنْكَ يا شَمْسَنا تَعَلَّمَتِ الشَّمْ

    سُ دُنُوَّ السَّنا وبُعْدَ المَنالِ

    From you, O our sun, the sun has learned

    to be near in radiance, yet far beyond reach.