نهضrose العليلthe ailing man فقلتand I said حِيwhen (continued in the next line)
نهض العليل فقلت حِي
نَ(completes 'when') بداhe appeared كغصنlike a bough مائلleaning
نَ بدا كغصن مائل
The ailing man rose, and I said, when
The sick man got up so I said welcome
he appeared like a leaning bough:
He appeared like a leaning branch
طلعrose الهلالthe crescent moon لليلةone night old
طلع الهلال لليلة
بضياءwith the radiance of بدرa full moon كاملperfect
بضياء بدر كامل
The crescent rose, one night old,
The crescent rose for the night
with the radiance of a perfect full moon.
With the full radiance of the full moon