1. إذا لبِس البدرُ من غيمه

    غِلاَلة سَكْبٍ له أو قَصَب

    When the full moon dons, from its clouds,

    its own robe of gauzy cloth or fine linen,

  2. ذكرتُ به وجه من شَفَّني

    إذا خاف من كاشح فانتقبْ

    I recall in it the face of the one who has made me waste away,

    when he fears a spiteful foe and so veils his face.