1. ولما نضا وجه الربيع نقابه

    وفاحت بأطراف الرياض النسائم

    And when the face of spring cast off its veil,

    And fragrant breezes wafted along the gardens' edges,

  2. فطارت عقول الطير لما رأينه

    وقد بهتت من بينهن الحمائم

    Then the birds' minds took flight when they beheld it,

    And the doves among them were indeed bewildered,

  3. وهمن جنوناً بالرياض وحسنها

    صدحن وفي أعناقهن التمائم

    And, madly enamored of the gardens and their beauty,

    They sang out, with amulets around their necks.