1. للّهِ إِفريزٌ كروضةِ خُرَّمٍ

    حُفَّتْ بورْدٍ مُعْلَمٍ ببهارِ

    God be praised for a cornice like Khurram's garden,

    Ringed with roses adorned with yellow oxeye flowers;

  2. وسُرادَق أضْحَت معالمُ وشيه

    قيْدَ العيون ونزهة الأَبصار

    And a pavilion whose embroidered patterns have become

    A fetter for the eyes and a delight to the sight.

  3. فكأنّما الوشّاء ألْبَس عِطفَه

    حليَ القِيان وحُلّة الأزهار

    So it is as though the embroiderer had clothed its flank

    In singing girls' jewels and a robe of flowers.

  4. فتخال فيه الوردَ خالطَ نَرْجِساً

    واللازورد مطرّزاً ببهار

    So you would fancy roses there mingled with narcissus,

    And lapis lazuli embroidered with yellow oxeye flowers.

  5. وكأنَّ بَرْد الظل تحت رواقه

    في القيظ مسترق من الاسحار

    And it is as though the shade's coolness beneath its portico

    In summer's heat were stolen from the hours before dawn.

  6. قد راق زبرجُه وطابَ مقيلُه

    فزرى بحسنِ الروضة المعطار

    Indeed, its finery delights, and its noonday resting place is pleasant;

    So it puts the fragrant garden's beauty to shame.