أَما تَرى عودَ السَماءِ نَضرا

أَما تَرى عودَ السَماءِ نَضرا

تَرى لَهُ طَلاقَةً وَبِشرا

تَرى لَهُ طَلاقَةً وَبِشرا

Do you not see heaven's bough fresh and green?

Do you not see the fresh green of the sky's pole

You see in it cheerfulness and joy.

You see it has gracefulness and good tidings

أَتَتهُ أَلطافُ السَحابِ تَترى

أَتَتهُ أَلطافُ السَحابِ تَترى

وَساقَتِ الجَنوبُ غَيماً بِكرا

وَساقَتِ الجَنوبُ غَيماً بِكرا

The clouds' gentle gifts have come to it in succession,

The gentleness of clouds came to it to be seen

And the south wind has driven virgin clouds,

And the south winds drove ripe clouds

تَبسُطُ في الصَحراءِ بُسطاً خُضرا

تَبسُطُ في الصَحراءِ بُسطاً خُضرا

وَتَمنَحُ الرَوضَةَ زُهراً صُفرا

وَتَمنَحُ الرَوضَةَ زُهراً صُفرا

Spreading green carpets across the desert,

It spreads green carpets in the desert

And bestowing yellow blossoms on the meadow,

And gives the garden yellow blossoms

وَنَرجِساً مِثلَ العُيونِ زَهرا

وَنَرجِساً مِثلَ العُيونِ زَهرا

وَأُقحُواناً كَالثُغورِ غُرّا

وَأُقحُواناً كَالثُغورِ غُرّا

And narcissi, radiant as eyes,

And narcissi like eyes in flower

And daisies, gleaming white like smiling mouths.

And pomegranates like cheeks blushing

كَأَنَّما يَصوغُ فيها تِبرا

كَأَنَّما يَصوغُ فيها تِبرا

كَأَنَّما يَدوفُ فيها عِطرا

كَأَنَّما يَدوفُ فيها عِطرا

As though it were fashioning gold there,

As if it forges pearls in them

As though it were blending perfume there,

As if it stuffs perfume in them

كَأَنَّما يَنثُرُ فيها دُرّا

كَأَنَّما يَنثُرُ فيها دُرّا

فَأَعمِلِ الكاساتِ شُمطاً شَقرا

فَأَعمِلِ الكاساتِ شُمطاً شَقرا

As though it were scattering pearls there.

As if it scatters pearls in them

So ply the cups, white-streaked and golden,

So ready the goblets pale yellow

كَالماءِ لَوناً وَالعَبيرُ نَشرا

كَالماءِ لَوناً وَالعَبيرُ نَشرا

ثُمَّ مُرِ الزيرِ يُناغي الزَمرا

ثُمَّ مُرِ الزيرِ يُناغي الزَمرا

Like water in color and perfume in fragrance.

The color of water and fragrance spread

Then bid the lute's treble string answer the piping.

Then pass the wine-flask, it circles among the friends

وَالعَيشُ أَن تَسُرَّ أَو تُسَرّا

وَالعَيشُ أَن تَسُرَّ أَو تُسَرّا

لا تُفسِدَنَّ بِالغَرامِ العُمرا

لا تُفسِدَنَّ بِالغَرامِ العُمرا

And life is to give joy or be gladdened;

And life is to be delighted or to delight

Never ruin your life with lovesick longing.

Do not let love ruin your life