1. The moon lent the dawn the beauty of its smile,
And lent the branch its gentle swaying.
١. قمرٌ أَعار الصُّبْحَ حُسنَ تَبَسُّمِ
وأَعار منه الغصنَ لِينَ تَأَوُّدِ
2. When it drank, it turned green - it seemed to me
That the greening of the meadow round the spring flowed from it.
٢. واخْضَرَّ شارِبُه فبان لغُلَّتي
منه اخضِرارُ الرَّوْض حَوْلَ المَوْرِد
3. And when will my lips be allowed to kiss him,
Like a pearl inside a ruby beneath aquamarine?
٣. ومتى يُباحُ لعاشقيه مُقَبَّلٌ
كالدُّرِّ في الياقوت تَحْتَ زَبَرَجْدَ