اَلرَّوْضُ فِي الصَّبَاحْ

اَلرَّوْضُ فِي الصَّبَاحْ

نَشْوَانُ مْنْ طُلُولْ

نَشْوَانُ مْنْ طُلُولْ

The garden in the morning,

The garden in the morning

The garden in the morning

intoxicated with dew,

Is joyful with fresh blooms

Is intoxicated by the remnants of dew,

أَرْسَلَ بِالأَقَاحْ

أَرْسَلَ بِالأَقَاحْ

مُهَذَّبَ الْعُقُولْ

مُهَذَّبَ الْعُقُولْ

has sent forth through the daisies

It sends with pollen

Sending forth through the chamomile

what refines the minds.

Minds refined and polished

That which refines the minds;

تَرْوِي بِهِ الرِّيَاحْ

تَرْوِي بِهِ الرِّيَاحْ

شَمَائِلَ الرَّسُولْ

شَمَائِلَ الرَّسُولْ

Through it the winds recount

The winds spread through it

The winds narrate through it

the Messenger's virtues.

The features of the Messenger

The noble traits of the Messenger.

يُعَلِّمُ الطَّبِيبْ

يُعَلِّمُ الطَّبِيبْ

كَيْفِيّةَ الْعِلاَجْ

كَيْفِيّةَ الْعِلاَجْ

It teaches the physician

It teaches the doctor

It teaches the physician

the manner of treatment,

How to properly cure

The method of healing,

إِذْ نَشْرُهُ مُذِيبْ

إِذْ نَشْرُهُ مُذِيبْ

بُرَودَةَ الْمِزَاجْ

بُرَودَةَ الْمِزَاجْ

for its fragrance dissolves

As its branches soothe

For its spreading fragrance dissolves

the coldness of the constitution.

Ill moods and temper

The coldness of the temperament.

فَيَنْثَنِي الْبَلِيدْ

فَيَنْثَنِي الْبَلِيدْ

فِي وَصْفِهِ يَقُولْ

فِي وَصْفِهِ يَقُولْ

Then the dullard turns

So the weak rejoice

So the slow-witted is moved to sway,

to describing it, saying

When it is described

Saying in its description

مَا يُطْرِبُ الْجَلِيدْ

مَا يُطْرِبُ الْجَلِيدْ

وَيَخْصِمُ الْعَذُولْ

وَيَخْصِمُ الْعَذُولْ

what delights the steadfast,

It delights the frigid soul

Words that delight the stoic,

and confounds the reproacher,

And defeats the stubborn

And silence the blamer,

وَيُبْرِئُ الْعَمِيدْ

وَيُبْرِئُ الْعَمِيدْ

ذَا السِّلِّ وَالذُّبُولْ

ذَا السِّلِّ وَالذُّبُولْ

and heals the afflicted,

It cures the revered one

And cure the deeply afflicted,

suffering from consumption and wasting.

Of phlegm and melancholy

Stricken with consumption and withering.

أَنْبَأَنَا الْقَضِيبْ

أَنْبَأَنَا الْقَضِيبْ

فِي ضِمْنِ الاِحْتِيَاجْ

فِي ضِمْنِ الاِحْتِيَاجْ

The branch has told us,

The staff informed us

The branch has informed us,

amid its need,

In the context of need

Amidst its state of need,

أَنَّ الدُّنَى تَطِيبْ

أَنَّ الدُّنَى تَطِيبْ

لِتَارِكِ اللُّجَاجْ

لِتَارِكِ اللُّجَاجْ

that the worlds grow sweet

That worldly comforts

That the world becomes sweet

for whoever abandons obstinacy.

Await those who abandon contention

For the one who abandons stubborn disputes,

وَلِلَّذِي يُدِيرْ

وَلِلَّذِي يُدِيرْ

كُؤُوسَ الاِعْتِبَارْ

كُؤُوسَ الاِعْتِبَارْ

And for whoever passes round

And those who pass around

And for the one who passes around

the cups of reflection,

Cups of lesson and consideration

The cups of contemplation.

فِي رَوْضَةِ النَّضِيرْ

فِي رَوْضَةِ النَّضِيرْ

بُرْهَانُ الاِفْتِقَارْ

بُرْهَانُ الاِفْتِقَارْ

in the verdant garden

In the garden of the intimate

In the radiant garden,

there is proof of dependence.

Proof of poverty

The proof of absolute need

يَعْلَمُهُ الْبَصِيرْ

يَعْلَمُهُ الْبَصِيرْ

كَالشَّمْسِ فِي النَّهَارْ

كَالشَّمْسِ فِي النَّهَارْ

The discerning one knows it,

The insightful know it

Is known to the insightful one

as plainly as the sun in daylight.

Like the sun in broad daylight

As clearly as the sun in the day.

بَيْنَ يُرَى جَدِيبْ

بَيْنَ يُرَى جَدِيبْ

فِي شِدَّةِ احْتِيَاجْ

فِي شِدَّةِ احْتِيَاجْ

While it is seen barren,

When a desert is seen

One moment it appears barren,

in dire need,

In dire need of rain

In a state of severe need,

إِذَا بِهِ خَصِيبْ

إِذَا بِهِ خَصِيبْ

فِي حُلَلِ ايْتِهَاجْ

فِي حُلَلِ ايْتِهَاجْ

suddenly it is fertile,

It becomes fertile

Then suddenly it is lush and fertile,

in robes of rejoicing.

In garments of joy

Clothed in garments of joy.