شكُّواthey doubted أشَمْسٌa sun? أنتyou قَمَرٌa moon
شكُّوا أشَمْسٌ أنت قَمَرٌ
ولفرْطِand because of the excess of حُسنكَyour beauty أشكلَbecame unclear الأمْرُthe matter
ولفرْطِ حُسنكَ أشكلَ الأمْرُ
They wondered: are you a sun or a moon?
They doubted you were a sun, you are a moon
And because of your surpassing beauty, the matter grew unclear.
And for your excessive beauty the matter is obscured
فانْجابَthen lifted ليلُthe night of الشَّكِّdoubt حينwhen قَضىdecreed
فانْجابَ ليلُ الشَّكِّ حين قَضى
ليلُthe night of العِذارِthe down on the cheeks بأنكَthat you are البَدْرُthe full moon
ليلُ العِذارِ بأنكَ البَدْرُ
Then the night of doubt lifted when judgment was pronounced
So the night of doubt responded when it passed away
By the night of your cheek-down: you are the full moon.
The night of excuses with you being the full moon