فَلا أُقسِمُ بِالخُنَّسِ

So, I swear by the receding stars.

الجَوارِ الكُنَّسِ

The moving ones that vanish.

وَاللَّيلِ إِذا عَسعَسَ

And by the night as it settles.

وَالصُّبحِ إِذا تَنَفَّسَ

And by the dawn as it breathes.

إِنَّهُ لَقَولُ رَسولٍ كَريمٍ

Indeed, it is the speech of a noble messenger.

مُطاعٍ ثَمَّ أَمينٍ

Obeyed and trustworthy.

وَما صاحِبُكُم بِمَجنونٍ

Your friend isn’t insane.

وَلَقَد رَآهُ بِالأُفُقِ المُبينِ

He saw him on the clear horizon.

وَما هُوَ عَلَى الغَيبِ بِضَنينٍ

Nor is he withholding knowledge of the unseen.

وَما هُوَ بِقَولِ شَيطانٍ رَجيمٍ

It is not the word of an outcast devil.