تعشَّقتُ ماءَ الرَّوضةِ المُترَجرِجا

تعشَّقتُ ماءَ الرَّوضةِ المُترَجرِجا

وكم شاقني نوحُ الغصونِ وكم شجا

وكم شاقني نوحُ الغصونِ وكم شجا

I fell in love with the garden’s rippling water.

I fell in love with the rippling water of the garden

And how often the branches’ lament stirred my longing, and how often it grieved me!

And how much the weeping of the branches pained me, how much it hurt

لقد كادَ يَفنى القلبُ إلا بقيةٌ

لقد كادَ يَفنى القلبُ إلا بقيةٌ

تجمَّعَ فيها الحبُّ والمجدُ والرّجا

تجمَّعَ فيها الحبُّ والمجدُ والرّجا

Indeed, the heart nearly perished, save for a remnant

My heart almost perished, except for a remnant

In which love, glory, and hope gathered.

In which love, glory and hope collected

فما هي إلا كوكبٌ لاحَ ساطعاً

فما هي إلا كوكبٌ لاحَ ساطعاً

بهِ يأنَسُ السَّاري الذي ضَلَّ في الدُّجى

بهِ يأنَسُ السَّاري الذي ضَلَّ في الدُّجى

So it is but a star that appeared, shining bright;

It was but a bright shining star

With it, the night traveler who strayed in darkness finds comfort.

With it the one who lost his way in the darkness finds comfort

تُنيرُ ظلامَ الجَهلِ حولي ويهتدي

تُنيرُ ظلامَ الجَهلِ حولي ويهتدي

بها كلُّ أصحابِ الفضيلةِ والحجى

بها كلُّ أصحابِ الفضيلةِ والحجى

It illuminates the darkness of ignorance around me, and guidance is found

It illuminates the darkness of ignorance around me and with it

Through it by all those endowed with virtue and reason.

All people of virtue and wisdom find guidance