رَأَيتُI saw الهِلالَthe crescent عَلىupon وَجهِهِhis face
رَأَيتُ الهِلالَ عَلى وَجهِهِ
فَلَمso did not أِدرِI know أَيُّهُماwhich of the two أَنوَرُbrighter
فَلَم أِدرِ أَيُّهُما أَنوَرُ
I saw the crescent upon his face,
so I could not tell which of the two was brighter,
سِوىexcept أَنَّthat ذاكَthat one بَعيدُdistant المَحَلِّthe location
سِوى أَنَّ ذاكَ بَعيدُ المَحَلِّ
وَهذاand this one قَريبٌnear لِمَنto whoever يَنظُرُlooks
وَهذا قَريبٌ لِمَن يَنظُرُ
except that that one is far away,
while this one is near to whoever looks.
وَذاكَand that one يَغيبُdisappears وَذاand this one حاضِرٌpresent
وَذاكَ يَغيبُ وَذا حاضِرٌ
وَماand not مَنone who يَغيبُis absent كَمَنlike one who يَحضُرُis present
وَما مَن يَغيبُ كَمَن يَحضُرُ
And that one disappears, while this one is present;
and one who is absent is not like one who is present.
وَنَفعُand the benefit الهِلالِof the crescent كَثيرٌgreat لَناfor us
وَنَفعُ الهِلالِ كَثيرٌ لَنا
وَنَفعُand the benefit الحَبيبِof the beloved لَناfor us أَكثَرُgreater
وَنَفعُ الحَبيبِ لَنا أَكثَرُ
And the crescent's benefit to us is great,
and the beloved's benefit to us is greater.