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If we asked time to bring back a day of bliss

ونهار أنس لو سألنا دهرنا

1. If we asked time to bring back a day of bliss
It would not have the power to repeat it

١. وَنَهارِ أُنسٍ لَو سَأَلنا دَهرَنا
في أَن يَعودَ بِمِثلِهِ لَم يَقدِرِ

2. Time broke its habits for its sake
Even if we proposed a star, it would not hesitate

٢. خَرَقَ الزَمانُ لَهُ بِهِ عَاداتِهِ
فَلَوِ اِقتَرَحنا النَجمَ لَم يَتَعَذَّرِ

3. For youths whose intelligence knew beauty through their charm
So it flung aside its cloudy gown

٣. في فِتيَةٍ عَلِمَت ذُكاءُ بِحُسنِهِم
فَتَلَفَّعَت مِن غَيمِها في مِئزَرِ

4. The warbling doe has now withdrawn
Like the palm of a breeze grasping a green banner

٤. وَالسَرحَةُ الغَنّاءُ قَد قَبَضَت بِها
كَفُّ النَسيمِ عَلى لِواءٍ أَخضَرِ

5. And it seems the shape of the cloud is a cluster of silver
Casting ripe pearls over the horizons

٥. وَكَأَنَّ شَكلَ الغَيمِ مُنخُلُ فِضَّةٍ
يُلقِي عَلى الآفاقِ رَطبَ الجَوهَرِ