سَقى هَمَذانَ حَيا مُزنَةٍ

سَقى هَمَذانَ حَيا مُزنَةٍ

يُفيدُ الطَّلاقَة مِنها الزَمانْ

يُفيدُ الطَّلاقَة مِنها الزَمانْ

May a cloud's rain water Hamadan,

Hamadhan watered a lively meadow,

from which time gains cheerfulness,

From which time benefits in eloquence.

بِرَعدٍ كَما جَرجَرَ الأَرحَبيُّ

بِرَعدٍ كَما جَرجَرَ الأَرحَبيُّ

وَبَرقٍ كَما بَصبَصَ الأُفعوانْ

وَبَرقٍ كَما بَصبَصَ الأُفعوانْ

with thunder like an Arhabi camel's rumbling,

With thunder like Arhabi's rumbling,

and lightning like a male viper flicking its tail.

And lightning like the viper's flashing.

فَسَفحُ المُقَطَّمِ بِئسَ البَديلُ

فَسَفحُ المُقَطَّمِ بِئسَ البَديلُ

نَبيهاً وَأَروَندُ نِعمَ المَكانْ

نَبيهاً وَأَروَندُ نِعمَ المَكانْ

So the foot of al-Muqattam is a wretched substitute,

The terrain of the fragmented pour is a poor substitute,

renowned though it be; and Arwand is an excellent place.

Nabiha is brilliant and Arwand is an excellent place.

هيَ الجَنَّةُ المُشتَهى طِيبُها

هيَ الجَنَّةُ المُشتَهى طِيبُها

وَلَكِنَّ فِردَوسَها ماوَشانْ

وَلَكِنَّ فِردَوسَها ماوَشانْ

It is paradise, whose fragrance is longed for,

It is the coveted paradise, pleasant is its scent,

but its paradise is Mawashan.

But its prime is Mawshan.

فَأَلواحُ أَمواهِها كالعَبيرِ

فَأَلواحُ أَمواهِها كالعَبيرِ

تُرى أَرضُها وَحَصاها الجُمانْ

تُرى أَرضُها وَحَصاها الجُمانْ

So the sheets of its waters are like perfume;

The tablets of its waters are like perfume,

its earth and pebbles are seen as pearls.

Its ground and pebbles are pearls.