أَرتاحُ إِن أَخَذَ الصَفصافُ زينَتَهُ

أَرتاحُ إِن أَخَذَ الصَفصافُ زينَتَهُ

مِنَ الرَبيعِ وَقالَ الرَكبُ قَد مُطِرا

مِنَ الرَبيعِ وَقالَ الرَكبُ قَد مُطِرا

I rejoice if the willow puts on its adornment

I find peace when the willow takes its adornment

from spring, and the caravan says it has indeed received rain,

From the spring, and the caravan says it has rained,

مُسائِلاً كُلَّما هَبَّت يَمانِيَةٌ

مُسائِلاً كُلَّما هَبَّت يَمانِيَةٌ

وَفدَ القَرينَةِ هَل أَحسَستُمُ خَبَرا

وَفدَ القَرينَةِ هَل أَحسَستُمُ خَبَرا

asking, whenever a Yemeni breeze blows,

Asking whenever a southern breeze blows,

the delegation of al-Qarina, 'Have you heard any news?'

"O companions, have you sensed any news?"

إِن لَم أُرِق فيكَ ماءَ الناظِرينَ أَسىً

إِن لَم أُرِق فيكَ ماءَ الناظِرينَ أَسىً

عَلى الزَمانِ الَّذي وَلّى فَلا نَظَرا

عَلى الزَمانِ الَّذي وَلّى فَلا نَظَرا

If I do not shed for you the water of my two eyes in grief

If I do not shed for you the water of eyes in sorrow

over the time that has passed, then may they never see.

Over the times that have passed away without a glance back,