أقْمَر والبدرَ طالعَيْنِ معاً

أقْمَر والبدرَ طالعَيْنِ معاً

فقلتُ وجهُ الحبيبِ أيُّهما

فقلتُ وجهُ الحبيبِ أيُّهما

He shone like a moon, rising together with the full moon.

The moon and full moon rose together

So I said, “Which of the two is the beloved’s face?”

So I asked, which of the two is my beloved's face?

وأشْرَقا في ذوائبٍ ودُجىً

وأشْرَقا في ذوائبٍ ودُجىً

فزالَ في العَيْنِ فَرْق بَيْنَهُما

فزالَ في العَيْنِ فَرْق بَيْنَهُما

And both shone amid tresses and the darkness of night,

They shone through the darkness and gloom

So, to the eye, the difference between them vanished.

But in my eyes no difference could be traced