1. The clouds intimated a gentle rain and aromatic plants,
So mix for me a potion made of them both.
١. أَذِنَ الغَمامُ بِديمَةٍ وَعُقارِ
فَاِمزُج لُجَيناً مِنهُما بِنُضارِ
2. And go out during the spring days that the showers rule,
The dew was stirred by the eloquent birds.
٢. وَاِربَع عَلى حُكمِ الرَبيعِ بِأَجرَعٍ
هَزِجَ النَدى مِن مُفصِحِ الأَطيارِ
3. The morning breeze scattered in the garden pearls of dew
And shiny gold dinars.
٣. نَثَرَت بِحِجرِ الرَوضِ فيهِ يَدُ الصَبا
دُرَرَ النَدى وَدَراهِمَ الأَنوارِ
4. And there warbled a bird, swooping down,
Aflutter in the blowing drafts.
٤. وَهَفَت بِتَغريدٍ هُنالِكَ أَيكَةٌ
خَفّاقَةٌ بِمَهَبِّ ريحِ عَرارِ