لِلَّهِto God (in admiration) طيبُsweetness عَشيَّةan evening
لِلَّهِ طيبُ عَشيَّة
زالَتvanished بِهاduring it الأَكدارُthe troubles
زالَت بِها الأَكدارُ
God be praised for an evening so sweet,
A pleasant evening for Allah
In which troubles vanished;
Where troubles disappear
حَيثُwhere الرِياضُthe gardens وَريقَةٌleafy
حَيثُ الرِياضُ وَريقَةٌ
راقَتtook delight بِهاin them الأَبصارُthe eyes
راقَت بِها الأَبصارُ
Where the gardens were leafy,
Among gardens and serenity
And eyes took delight in them;
Eyes feast upon the sights
حَيثُwhere النُوارthe blossoms كَضاحِكٍlike one laughing
حَيثُ النُوار كَضاحِكٍ
لَمّاwhen بَكىwept المِدرارُthe rain-pouring cloud
لَمّا بَكى المِدرارُ
Where the blossoms were like one laughing
With laughter like bright stars
When the rain-pouring cloud wept;
That weep when marshes cry
حَيثُwhere الغُصونُthe branches تَرَنَّحَتswayed
حَيثُ الغُصونُ تَرَنَّحَت
وَتَغَنَّتand sang الأَطيارُthe birds
وَتَغَنَّت الأَطيارُ
Where the branches swayed,
Where branches sigh and sway
And the birds sang;
And birds sing gentle lays
حَيثُwhere النَسيمُthe breeze يَحُفناsurrounds us
حَيثُ النَسيمُ يَحُفنا
ذَيلٌa trailing hem لَهُbelonging to it مِعطارُrichly fragrant
ذَيلٌ لَهُ مِعطارُ
Where the breeze surrounds us,
Where scented winds caress
Its trailing hem rich with fragrance;
With tails of sweet perfume
سُقياًa prayer for rain لَهاupon it مِنof مِنحَةٍa gift
سُقياً لَها مِن مِنحَةٍ
سَمَحَتwere generous بِهاwith it الأَعصارُthe ages
سَمَحَت بِها الأَعصارُ
May rain bless it—what a gift
Watered by storms that bless
The ages freely bestowed!
With gifts of tempest tune
مِنbecause of حُسنهاits beauty قَدindeed طاوَعَتcomplied readily
مِن حُسنها قَد طاوَعَت
فيin وَصفِهاdescribing it الأَشعارُthe verses
في وَصفِها الأَشعارُ
Its beauty won ready assent
Its beauty makes poets vie
From the verses describing it;
To sing its praise in verse
عَنهاfrom it اِرتَحَلناwe departed بِالمُنىwith hopes
عَنها اِرتَحَلنا بِالمُنى
وَأَقامَتِand remained الأَزهارُthe flowers
وَأَقامَتِ الأَزهارُ
We departed from it with hopes,
We left, wishes held high
And the flowers stayed behind.
While flowers remained diverse
Sol 6.1