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Gardens of paradise flourished, blooming,

أزهر جنان من جنان تنمقا

1. Gardens of paradise flourished, blooming,
And wine of eloquence from Lebanon maturing.

١. أزَهْرُ جنانٍ من جنانٍ تنمّقا
وخمرُ بيانٍ من بَنانٍ تعتّقا

2. Else, the robes would not have swayed the branches,
As if touched by one whose memory awakens desire.

٢. وإلا فما هزّ المعاطفُ أغصُناً
كأنّ به من مسّ ذكراهُ أولقا

3. Indeed, it is a manuscript that smiles despite prohibition -
It flowed in its margins, split them and ignited passion.

٣. ألا إنه طُرْسٌ تبسّم عن نُهىً
جَرى في حواشيه فشقّ وشوّقا

4. The ink stained it at dusk, and the flashes
Of meanings shone through it, radiant and dazzling.

٤. دجىً عارضَ الأقلامَ فيه وأومضت
بروقُ المَعاني بينَهُ فتألّقا