قد كذَّبَ الظنَّ صادقُ الخَبَرِ

قد كذَّبَ الظنَّ صادقُ الخَبَرِ

وكنتُ من صِدْقِه على حَذَرِ

وكنتُ من صِدْقِه على حَذَرِ

True news has indeed belied conjecture,

Opinion has belied the truthful news,

And I had been wary of its truth.

And I was wary of its truthfulness.

يا أرضُ تِيهاً فقد ملكتِ به

يا أرضُ تِيهاً فقد ملكتِ به

أعجوبة من محاسنِ الصُّوَرِ

أعجوبة من محاسنِ الصُّوَرِ

O earth, take pride, for in him you have gained

O land, wandered aimlessly, you have, through him,

A marvel among the beauties of form.

Attained a marvel of beautiful forms.

لا غروَ إِن أشرقتْ مضاجعُهُ

لا غروَ إِن أشرقتْ مضاجعُهُ

فإِنها من منازلِ القمرِ

فإِنها من منازلِ القمرِ

No wonder if his resting places shine,

No wonder his resting abodes shine,

For they are among the mansions of the moon.

For they are like the moon's mansions.

أو قَذِيَتْ مقلتي فلا عَجَبٌ

أو قَذِيَتْ مقلتي فلا عَجَبٌ

فقد حَثَوا تربَها على بَصَرِي

فقد حَثَوا تربَها على بَصَرِي

Or if my eye is troubled by grit, there is no wonder,

Or if my eyelashes twinkled, no surprise,

For they have cast her dust upon my sight.

For they sprinkled his dust into my eyes.