1. أبَدْرَ الدّينِ لاَ تَخْشَى كُسُوفًا

    وَإنْ كُنْتَ ابنَ تِسْعٍ قَبْلَ خَمْسِ

    O Badr al-Din, do not fear an eclipse,

    Even if your age is nine years followed by five;

  2. فَإنَّ الكسفَ ينشَأ عَنْ قِرَانٍ

    وَخَدُّكَ لاَ أقَارِنُهُ بِشَمْسِ

    For an eclipse arises from a conjunction,

    And I do not compare your cheek to a sun.