1. للهِ ربوة جِلّقٍ من روضةٍ

    للغُوطَتين بها المحلُّ الأْشرَفُ

    How splendid a garden is Jilliq’s hill!

    There the two Ghoutas have their noblest abode.

  2. في كلِّ موقعِ لحظة من دَوْحها

    مُلَحٌ عليهنَّ الفؤادُ يُرفرفُ

    Wherever a glance falls among its spreading trees,

    There are delights over which the heart flutters.

  3. نهْرٌ تجعَّد في ربى تزهى بها

    غُصُنٌ تَميسُ عليه طيرٌ تهتفُ

    A river ripples among hills, where in splendor

    Boughs sway above it, and birds sing out.

  4. فكأنَّ ذا دِرْعٌ وذا وشيٌ وذا

    قَدٌّ وذا شادٍ هناك يُشنّف

    So this seems a coat of mail, this brocade, and this

    A graceful figure, and this a singer there, delighting the ears.