زارَني وَالصَباحُ قَد سَفَرا

زارَني وَالصَباحُ قَد سَفَرا

وَظَليمُ الظَلامِ قَد نَفَرا

وَظَليمُ الظَلامِ قَد نَفَرا

He visited me when morning had unveiled itself,

He visited me while dawn was traveling on

And the male ostrich of darkness had fled,

And the dark gloom of night was fleeing

وَجُيوشُ النُجومِ جافِلَةٌ

وَجُيوشُ النُجومِ جافِلَةٌ

وَلِواءُ الشُعاعِ قَد نُشِرا

وَلِواءُ الشُعاعِ قَد نُشِرا

And the armies of stars were fleeing,

And the armies of stars marched away

And the banner of radiance had been unfurled.

And the banner of light was unfurled

جاءَ يُهدي وِصالَهُ سَحَراً

جاءَ يُهدي وِصالَهُ سَحَراً

شادِنٌ لِلقُلوبِ قَد سَحَرا

شادِنٌ لِلقُلوبِ قَد سَحَرا

He came before dawn, offering union with him—

He came to give the gift of his company in the early morn

A young gazelle who had bewitched hearts.

Uplifting hearts that were enchanted

فَتَيَقَّنتُ أَنَّهُ قَمَرٌ

فَتَيَقَّنتُ أَنَّهُ قَمَرٌ

وَكَذا اللَيلُ يَحمِلُ القَمَرا

وَكَذا اللَيلُ يَحمِلُ القَمَرا

Then I knew for certain that he was a moon,

So I was certain he was the moon

And likewise, the night bears the moon.

Just as the night carries the moon