تعالَcome نفرحlet us rejoice فالشتاءfor winter هرباhas fled
تعالَ نفرح فالشتاء هربا
وفَرَّتِand fled الشّمألthe north wind قدّامbefore الصباthe east wind
وفَرَّتِ الشّمأل قدّام الصبا
Come, let us rejoice, for winter has fled.
Come let us rejoice, for winter has fled
And the north wind has fled before the east wind.
And the north winds before the zephyr sped
والربعُand the homestead بالربيعin spring قدalready تَجَلبَباhas wrapped itself
والربعُ بالربيع قد تَجَلبَبا
وصارand became بعدَafter العُريِnakedness يُكسىclothed قَشباfresh garments
وصار بعدَ العُريِ يُكسى قَشبا
And the homestead has wrapped itself in spring,
Spring with winter has swapped its gown
And, after its nakedness, is clothed in fresh garments.
And with green the bare land has newly grown
كأنَّهas though it were الفتىthe youth الذيwho تعذَّباwas tormented
كأنَّه الفتى الذي تعذَّبا
فيin حبّهِhis love حتىuntil غداbecame مهذَّباrefined
في حبّهِ حتى غدا مهذَّبا
As though it were the youth who was tormented
As if it were the lad once distraught with pain
In his love until he became refined.
In his love till he was refined and made urbane
للطيرِfor the birds ترنيمٌmelodious singing يهيجُstirs الطرباdelight
للطيرِ ترنيمٌ يهيجُ الطربا
والزَّهرُand the flowers ينموgrow فيin المروجthe meadows والربىand the hills
والزَّهرُ ينمو في المروج والربى
The birds' singing stirs delight,
The birds trill a song that stirs up delight
And flowers grow in the meadows and on the hills.
And flowers burgeon on meadow and height
فتَنثُرُso scatters الشمسُthe sun عليهِupon it الذهباgold
فتَنثُرُ الشمسُ عليهِ الذهبا
وحرُّهاand its heat ثَلجَthe snow الجبالof the mountains ذوَّباmelted
وحرُّها ثَلجَ الجبال ذوَّبا
So the sun scatters gold upon them,
So the sun sheds on them gold light
And its heat has melted the mountains' snow.
And its heat the frost on mountains melted quite
فصيّرَso made الواديthe valley جميلاًbeautiful مخصباfertile
فصيّرَ الوادي جميلاً مخصبا
والظلُّand the shade فيin الغابthe woods يشوقُentices المُتعَباthe weary
والظلُّ في الغاب يشوقُ المُتعَبا
So it made the valley beautiful and fertile,
Making the valley aesthetic and bright
And the shade in the woods beckons the weary.
And shade in the forest lures the weary wight
ياO أيهاyou الفصلُthe season اللطيفgentle مرحباwelcome
يا أيها الفصلُ اللطيف مرحبا
العيشُlife أضحىhas become فيكin you رغداًeasy طيّباpleasant
العيشُ أضحى فيك رغداً طيّبا
O gentle season, welcome!
O gentle season with us welcome alight
Life has become easy and pleasant in you.
Living has become with you good and right
إليكَfor you قلبيmy heart فيin الشتاءِwinter قدindeed صباyearned
إليكَ قلبي في الشتاءِ قد صبا
كصبوةِlike the yearning الساريof the night traveler إلىtoward نورٍa light خباthat faded
كصبوةِ الساري إلى نورٍ خبا
My heart longed for you in winter,
To you my heart in winter poured outright
Like a night traveler's yearning for a light that has faded.
Like a minaret’s pour to a niche of light
إذاif الصِبىyouth أوor الربيعُspring ذهباhas passed
إذا الصِبى أو الربيعُ ذهبا
لاno خَيرَgood فيin العيشِlife فقلso say مُكتَئباdejectedly
لا خَيرَ في العيشِ فقل مُكتَئبا
If youth or spring should pass away,
If youth or spring went out of sight
There is no good in life—so say it sadly.
Living would be of no delight
Sol 6.1