تقول له الأغصان إذ ماسَ قده

تقول له الأغصان إذ ماسَ قده

أتزعم أن اللين عندك قد ثوى

أتزعم أن اللين عندك قد ثوى

The branches say to him as his figure sways:

The branches say to him as he passes by,

“Do you claim that suppleness has settled in you?

"Do you claim that tenderness has found refuge in you?"

فقم نحتكم في الروض عند نسيمه

فقم نحتكم في الروض عند نسيمه

ليقضي على من مال منا مع الهوى

ليقضي على من مال منا مع الهوى

Then rise; let us seek judgment in the garden before its breeze,

So stand, let us take our case to the meadow, in the presence of its breeze,

So it may pass judgment on whichever of us sways with the wind.”

To rule upon which of us has bent with passion.