1. قد اباح الحظ بالالطاف لي

    كل سر في خبايا لعلع

    Fortune, through gracious favors, has revealed to me

    Every secret in the hidden recesses of Laʿlaʿ.

  2. وتبوأت من الروض بها

    قمة الخدر المصون الامنع

    And there, within the garden, I took my place

    At the summit of the guarded, most impregnable chamber.

  3. وشدت اطيارها لي بالصفا

    نغما اجرى غراما مدمعي

    And its birds sang to me with serenity

    A melody that made my tears flow with longing.

  4. وانجلالي لامعا كوكبها

    ولغيري خلته لم يلمع

    And its star appeared to me, shining;

    Yet for others, I thought, it did not shine.

  5. قمت وحدي اجتلي انواره

    آه لو كانت احبائي معي

    I stood alone, beholding its lights—

    Ah, if only my loved ones were with me!