وورد بُسْتانِ قحابية

وورد بُسْتانِ قحابية

رَتَّبَهُ الحسن بِنَوْعَيْنِ

رَتَّبَهُ الحسن بِنَوْعَيْنِ

And the rose of Qahabiyya’s garden—

Roses of the thorny garden

Beauty arrayed it in two hues:

Arranged by Al-Hasan in two kinds

ظَاهِرُها مِنْ قَشْرِ يَاقوتَةٍ

ظَاهِرُها مِنْ قَشْرِ يَاقوتَةٍ

بَاطِنُها مِنْ ذَهَبٍ عَيْنِ

بَاطِنُها مِنْ ذَهَبٍ عَيْنِ

its outside is a ruby’s rind,

Its exterior from ruby crust

its inside is pure gold.

Its interior from purest gold

قَبَّلْتُها حُبّاً لها إِذ بِها

قَبَّلْتُها حُبّاً لها إِذ بِها

حَيّانِيَ البدْرُ على عَيْنِ

حَيّانِيَ البدْرُ على عَيْنِ

I kissed it out of love for it, since with it

I kissed it, loving it, while through it

the full moon greeted me beside a spring.

The full moon brought me back to life

كأَنَّها خَدّي عَلى خَدِّهِ

كأَنَّها خَدّي عَلى خَدِّهِ

يَوْمَ اجْتَمَعْنا غَدْوَةَ البَيْنِ

يَوْمَ اجْتَمَعْنا غَدْوَةَ البَيْنِ

As though it were my cheek against his cheek

As though it were my cheek on his cheek

the day we met, on the morning of parting.

The day we met at the break of morn