يا مَن رَأى صورَةً فاقَت عَلى الصُّوَر

يا مَن رَأى صورَةً فاقَت عَلى الصُّوَر

يا مَن رَأى قَمَراً أَبهى مِنَ القَمَرِ

يا مَن رَأى قَمَراً أَبهى مِنَ القَمَرِ

O you who have seen a form surpassing all forms,

O you who saw a figure transcending figures

O you who have seen a moon more radiant than the moon!

O you who saw a moon fairer than the moon

تُخيلَت حاسِراً حَتَّى إِذا حَسَرَت

تُخيلَت حاسِراً حَتَّى إِذا حَسَرَت

قالَ الصُّدودُ لَها يا هذِهِ اِستَتِري

قالَ الصُّدودُ لَها يا هذِهِ اِستَتِري

She was envisioned bareheaded, until, when she unveiled herself,

You imagined it unveiled until when it was unveiled

Disdain said to her, “You there, cover yourself!”

The rocks said to it, "O you, be covered!"

فَأَبرَزَت رَدناً وَارَت مَحاسِنَها

فَأَبرَزَت رَدناً وَارَت مَحاسِنَها

بِفَضلِهِ وَأَزاحَت عازِبَ الخَصرِ

بِفَضلِهِ وَأَزاحَت عازِبَ الخَصرِ

So she brought out a sleeve and concealed her charms

So it brought out a cheek and concealed its graces

with its surplus cloth, and drove away the wandering chill.

By His bounty and removed the waist wrapper

نامَت وَبِتُّ أُراعي النَّجمَ مُرتَفِقاً

نامَت وَبِتُّ أُراعي النَّجمَ مُرتَفِقاً

يا نَومَ حَمل أَما اِستَحيَيتَ مِن سَهَري

يا نَومَ حَمل أَما اِستَحيَيتَ مِن سَهَري

She slept; I spent the night watching the star, propped on my elbow.

It slept while the starry flocks were trembling

O Haml’s sleep, are you not ashamed of my sleeplessness?

O sleep, how could you, don't you feel ashamed before my wakefulness