طَلَعَت بَينَ أَذرِعاتٍ وَبَصرى

طَلَعَت بَينَ أَذرِعاتٍ وَبَصرى

بِنتُ عَثرٍ وَأَربَعٍ لِيَ بَدرا

بِنتُ عَثرٍ وَأَربَعٍ لِيَ بَدرا

She rose between Adhriʿāt and Bosra,

She emerged between arms as my sight

A maiden of fourteen, a full moon to me.

The daughter of accident and for me a full moon

قَد تَعالَت عَلى الزَمانِ جَلالاً

قَد تَعالَت عَلى الزَمانِ جَلالاً

وَتَسامَت عَلَيهِ فَخراً وَكِبرا

وَتَسامَت عَلَيهِ فَخراً وَكِبرا

She has risen above time in majesty,

She has transcended time with majesty

And soared above it in glory and pride.

And towered over it with pride and greatness

كُلُّ بَدرٍ إِذا تَناهى كَمالاً

كُلُّ بَدرٍ إِذا تَناهى كَمالاً

جاءَهُ نَقصُهُ لِيَكمُلَ شَهرا

جاءَهُ نَقصُهُ لِيَكمُلَ شَهرا

Every full moon, when it reaches perfection,

Every full moon when it reaches its peak

Is overtaken by its waning, to complete a month.

Its deficiency comes to complete a month

غَيرَ هذي فَما لَها حَرَكاتٌ

غَيرَ هذي فَما لَها حَرَكاتٌ

في بُروجٍ فَما تُشَفِّعُ وِترا

في بُروجٍ فَما تُشَفِّعُ وِترا

Except this one: she has no movements

But she has no motions in constellations

Through zodiacal signs, so she does not make the odd even.

So she intercedes not by fate

حُقَّةٌ أودِعَت عَبيراً وَنَشرا

حُقَّةٌ أودِعَت عَبيراً وَنَشرا

رَوضَةٌ أَنبَتَت رَبيعاً وَزَهرا

رَوضَةٌ أَنبَتَت رَبيعاً وَزَهرا

A casket filled with perfume and fragrance,

A capsule that contained fragrance and strewing

A garden that brought forth spring and blossoms.

A garden that sprouted spring and flowers

اِنتَهى الحُسنُ فيكِ أَقصى مَداهُ

اِنتَهى الحُسنُ فيكِ أَقصى مَداهُ

ما لِوُسعِ الإِمكانِ مِثلُكَ أُخرى

ما لِوُسعِ الإِمكانِ مِثلُكَ أُخرى

In you, beauty has reached its utmost extent;

The utmost limit of beauty has ended in you

Within the scope of possibility, there is no other like you.

The realm of possibility has none other like you