قَيَّدتُ أَزمَةَ كُلَّ مُزنٍ رائِحِ

قَيَّدتُ أَزمَةَ كُلَّ مُزنٍ رائِحِ

مُتَحَمِّلٍ عِبءَ المَواطِرِ دالِحِ

مُتَحَمِّلٍ عِبءَ المَواطِرِ دالِحِ

I held fast the reins of every journeying raincloud,

I held fast the reins of every passing raincloud,

laden with the weight of downpours, lumbering heavily,

Bearing the burden of showers, heavy-laden,

حَتّى يَشُقَّ عَلى العَقيقِ مَزادَهُ

حَتّى يَشُقَّ عَلى العَقيقِ مَزادَهُ

مِن غابِقٍ لِرِياضِهِ أَو صابِحِ

مِن غابِقٍ لِرِياضِهِ أَو صابِحِ

until it opens its waterskin over al-ʿAqīq,

Until it splits open its waterskins over al-ʿAqīq,

pouring from it an evening draught for its meadows—or a morning one.

Whether giving its gardens an evening drink or a morning one.