1. وَمُرتَبَعٍ حَطَطتُ الرَحلَ مِنهُ

    بِحَيثُ الظِلُّ وَالماءُ القَراحُ

    And a spring meadow where I set down my saddle,

    where there is shade and pure water.

  2. يُحَرِّمُ حُسنَ مَنظَرِهِ مَليكٌ

    يُحَرِّمُ مُلكَهُ القَدَرُ المُتاحُ

    A king bars access to its lovely view;

    appointed fate denies him his dominion.

  3. فَجِريَةُ ماءِ جَدَوَلِهِ بُكاءٌ

    عَلَيهِ وَشَدوُ طائِرِهِ نِياحُ

    So the flow of its brook’s water is weeping

    for him, and its bird’s song is lamentation.