ضحك الثرى وبدا لك استبشارهُ

ضحك الثرى وبدا لك استبشارهُ

واخضرّ شاربه وطر عذارهُ

واخضرّ شاربه وطر عذارهُ

The soil laughed, and its gladness was plain to you.

The soil laughed and its joy appeared to you

And its moustache turned green, and its side-whiskers sprouted.

Its drink turned green and its blossoms flew

وربت حدائقُه وآزر نبتُه

وربت حدائقُه وآزر نبتُه

وتفطِّرت أنواره وثمارُه

وتفطِّرت أنواره وثمارُه

And its gardens flourished, and its herbage grew strong.

Its gardens grew and its plants flourished

And its blossoms and fruits burst open.

Its lights opened and its fruits scattered

واهتزَّ ذابلُ كلِّ قَرارةٍ

واهتزَّ ذابلُ كلِّ قَرارةٍ

لمّا أتى متطلِّعاً آذارُهُ

لمّا أتى متطلِّعاً آذارُهُ

And the withered growth of every hollow stirred,

Every faded branch swayed

When its March came peering forth.

When March came searching for them

وتعممَّت صُلع الربا بنباتها

وتعممَّت صُلع الربا بنباتها

وترنمَّت من عُجمة أطيارُهُ

وترنمَّت من عُجمة أطيارُهُ

And the bald hilltops donned turbans of their greenery,

The hilltops filled with plants

And its birds broke from speechlessness into song.

And its hidden birds sang

وكأنّما الروض الأنيق وقد بدت

وكأنّما الروض الأنيق وقد بدت

مُتلوّناتٌ غَضَّة أنوارُهُ

مُتلوّناتٌ غَضَّة أنوارُهُ

And the lovely garden seemed—now that there appeared

As if the elegant garden had revealed

Its fresh, many-colored blossoms,

Its freshly verdant lights

بِيضاً وصُفراً فاقعاتٍ صائغٌ

بِيضاً وصُفراً فاقعاتٍ صائغٌ

لم يَنأَ درهمُهُ ولا دينارُهُ

لم يَنأَ درهمُهُ ولا دينارُهُ

White and vivid yellow—like a goldsmith

White and bright yellows which a craftsman

Whose dirham and dinar were not far away.

Did not cease to mint his dirhams and dinars

سَبَك الخميلةَ عسجداً ووديلة

سَبَك الخميلةَ عسجداً ووديلة

لما غدت شمسُ الطهيرةِ نارُهُ

لما غدت شمسُ الطهيرةِ نارُهُ

He cast the grove in gold and silver,

The beautiful one laid out carpets and pillows

When the noonday sun became his fire.

When the sun of purity rose as its fire

فتوسَّد الديباجَ وافترِشن له ال

فتوسَّد الديباجَ وافترِشن له ال

وشيَ الذي من غير صنعا دارهُ

وشيَ الذي من غير صنعا دارهُ

So take brocade for a pillow, and spread out for it the

It rested on brocade and settled on

Embroidered cloth whose home is not Sana'a.

What without any craft built its home

وتضوَّعت ريحُ الرياض كأنما

وتضوَّعت ريحُ الرياض كأنما

فتَّ العبيرَ بأرضها عَطَّارهُ

فتَّ العبيرَ بأرضها عَطَّارهُ

And the gardens' fragrance wafted, as though

The breeze of the gardens was perfumed as if

Its perfumer had crumbled perfume over their soil.

The perfume had spread its scent in its land

فاشرب اذا اعتدل الزمانُ ووزنه

فاشرب اذا اعتدل الزمانُ ووزنه

واذا استوى بالليل منه نهارهُ

واذا استوى بالليل منه نهارهُ

So drink when the season is temperate and its measure balanced,

Drink when the time becomes moderate and its weight

And when its day is equal to its night.

And when its night equals its day