قَد غازَلَ النَسرينُ لَحظَ النَرجِسِ

قَد غازَلَ النَسرينُ لَحظَ النَرجِسِ

في مَجلِسٍ سُقِيَ الحَيا مِن مَجلِسِ

في مَجلِسٍ سُقِيَ الحَيا مِن مَجلِسِ

The eglantine has wooed the narcissus’s glance

The eglantine has courted the narcissus's gaze,

in a gathering where the rain itself was given drink by the company.

In a gathering—may such a gathering be watered with rain!

يَرنُو إِلَيهِ كَما رَنت مِن خِشية ال

يَرنُو إِلَيهِ كَما رَنت مِن خِشية ال

رُقباءِ غيدٌ عَن لِحاظٍ نُعَّسِ

رُقباءِ غيدٌ عَن لِحاظٍ نُعَّسِ

It gazes toward it as do those who, fearing the—

It gazes at it as, fearing the

watchers—graceful maidens peering through drowsy glances.

watchers, graceful maidens gazed with languid eyes.

وَالوَردُ أَخجَلَهُ الحَيا فَكَأَنَّهُ

وَالوَردُ أَخجَلَهُ الحَيا فَكَأَنَّهُ

خَدٌّ تَوَرّد مِن لَهيب تَنَفُّسي

خَدٌّ تَوَرّد مِن لَهيب تَنَفُّسي

The rain made the rose blush, until it seemed to be

And rain has made the rose blush, so it is like

my cheek, flushed by the blaze of my breath,

A cheek flushed by the flame of my breath.

في فِتيةٍ نُشِرَت حَدائِقُ وُدِّها

في فِتيةٍ نُشِرَت حَدائِقُ وُدِّها

فَزَهت عَلى زَهر الجَواري الكُنَّسِ

فَزَهت عَلى زَهر الجَواري الكُنَّسِ

among young companions, where the gardens of her love unfolded

Among young men whose gardens of affection have unfolded,

and flourished beyond the bloom of the coursing stars that hide.

Outshining the blossoms of secluded maidens.

دارَت سُلاف الذِكرِ مِنكَ عَلَيهِم

دارَت سُلاف الذِكرِ مِنكَ عَلَيهِم

فَغَدَت تَمايَل كَالغُصون المُيَّسِ

فَغَدَت تَمايَل كَالغُصون المُيَّسِ

The choicest wine of remembering you went round among them,

The pure wine of remembrance of you went round among them,

and the company began to sway like supple boughs,

So they began to sway like swaying boughs.

تَرجو قُدومَكَ كَي يَتِمّ سُرورُها

تَرجو قُدومَكَ كَي يَتِمّ سُرورُها

وَتَقَرّعَيناً يا حَياة الأَنفُسِ

وَتَقَرّعَيناً يا حَياة الأَنفُسِ

hoping for your coming, that its joy might be complete

They hope for your arrival, that their joy may be complete,

and its eye be gladdened—O life of souls!

And their eyes find comfort, O life of souls.

لا زَالَ وَردُكَ يانِعاً في رَوضِهِ

لا زَالَ وَردُكَ يانِعاً في رَوضِهِ

وَشَبابُك الفينانُ زاهي المَلبَسِ

وَشَبابُك الفينانُ زاهي المَلبَسِ

May your rose remain ever fresh in its garden,

May your rose ever bloom in its garden,

and your luxuriant youth splendidly arrayed,

And your luxuriant youth remain splendidly clad,

ما غَرّدت وُرقٌ بِأَعلى أَيكَةٍ

ما غَرّدت وُرقٌ بِأَعلى أَيكَةٍ

في رَوضة كُسِيَت مَطارفَ سُندسِ

في رَوضة كُسِيَت مَطارفَ سُندسِ

as long as gray doves warble atop a leafy grove

As long as gray doves sing atop a thicket,

in a garden clothed in mantles of fine silk.

In a garden clothed in mantles of fine silk.