وباسم شمتُ في الظلماء بارقة

وباسم شمتُ في الظلماء بارقة

وغلَّةُ القلب في شؤبوبه البردِ

وغلَّةُ القلب في شؤبوبه البردِ

And a smiling cloud—I glimpsed a lightning flash in the darkness;

With the name I mocked the oppressors with a flash

And the heart's burning thirst lies in its cold downpour.

And the heart's burden in its gloomy coldness

ألمَّ بالروض كي يجلو معاطفهُ

ألمَّ بالروض كي يجلو معاطفهُ

فنوره خجلٌ في غصنهِ الخضد

فنوره خجلٌ في غصنهِ الخضد

It visited the garden to brighten its folds;

It touched the meadows to clear its coats

So its blossom blushes upon its supple bough.

So its light is shy in its green branch

والأفق قلبٌ سوادُ الليل حبتهُ

والأفق قلبٌ سوادُ الليل حبتهُ

والنجم كالطرف نضوُ الأين والسهد

والنجم كالطرف نضوُ الأين والسهد

And the horizon is a heart, the blackness of night its core;

And the horizon is a heart, the night's darkness is its seed

And the star is like an eye, worn by weariness and sleeplessness.

And the star like an eyelid, soft and sleepy

أغنى وألقى لتخفيهِ ذوائبهُ

أغنى وألقى لتخفيهِ ذوائبهُ

فأبيض للحزنِ وأسودَّت من الحسد

فأبيض للحزنِ وأسودَّت من الحسد

It bestowed riches and let fall its tresses to conceal it;

I sang and recited to hide its defects

So it turned white with grief, and they turned black with envy.

So it's white with sorrow and blackened with envy