استبشر الدهر بعد ما استبصر

استبشر الدهر بعد ما استبصر

فراق منه الرواء والمخبر

فراق منه الرواء والمخبر

Time rejoiced after it saw clearly;

The age rejoiced after it gained insight,

So its outward appearance and inward nature grew pleasing.

Parting from it were satiety and the informant.

وجرد الجو ثوب دكنته

وجرد الجو ثوب دكنته

واكتست الارض ثوبها الاخضر

واكتست الارض ثوبها الاخضر

And the sky shed its dusky robe,

And the air stripped off its dark robe,

And the earth clothed itself in its green robe,

And the earth dressed in its green attire.

واضحكت عن بديع زهرتها

واضحكت عن بديع زهرتها

لما بكى الغيث قبل واستعبر

لما بكى الغيث قبل واستعبر

And smiled, revealing its wondrous bloom,

And it smiled, displaying its beautiful blossoms,

When the rain had first wept and shed tears.

When the rain wept before and turned salty.

ما در در الغمام منتثراً

ما در در الغمام منتثراً

الا انتحى الروض نظم ما ينثر

الا انتحى الروض نظم ما ينثر

The clouds' pearls never poured down scattered

The scattered clouds did not cease

Without the garden setting about stringing what they scattered.

To adorn the garden with its dispersed pearls.

ولا انتضى البرق فيه انصله

ولا انتضى البرق فيه انصله

الا دم المحل بينها يهدر

الا دم المحل بينها يهدر

Nor did lightning unsheathe its blades within it

And lightning did not flash through it in vain;

Without drought's blood being shed with impunity among them.

Rather, it made the locus overflow with its blood.

لولا عقيق البروق حين سرى

لولا عقيق البروق حين سرى

لم يكن الروض يثمر الجوهر

لم يكن الروض يثمر الجوهر

But for lightning's agate as it traveled by night,

Were it not for the lightning's carnelian,

The garden would not have borne jewels.

The garden would not have produced gems.

حدائق بل كأنها حدق

حدائق بل كأنها حدق

تهجع طوراً وتارة تسهر

تهجع طوراً وتارة تسهر

Gardens—rather, they are like eyes,

Gardens that were as if they were orbits

Sleeping at times, and at others keeping vigil.

That at times slumber and at times stay awake.

اذا صبت نحوها الصبا فتقت

اذا صبت نحوها الصبا فتقت

للانف مسكاً من ردعها اذفر

للانف مسكاً من ردعها اذفر

When the east wind inclines toward them, it releases

When the morning breeze blows through them, it exudes

For the nose, strongly fragrant musk from their scented stains.

For the nose a musk whose intensity causes sneezing.

ارض تباهي السماء مشرقة

ارض تباهي السماء مشرقة

بكل نجم من زهرها ازهر

بكل نجم من زهرها ازهر

A land that vies with the sky, radiant

A land priding itself before the sky, illuminated

With every shining star among its blossoms.

With each star of its blossoms more radiant.

وقبل ما فاخرت كواكبها

وقبل ما فاخرت كواكبها

بالغر والصيد من بني حمير

بالغر والصيد من بني حمير

And earlier it had vied in glory with the sky's stars

And before its stars vied

With the illustrious, lordly sons of Himyar:

With Aldebaran and the hunters of Banu Hamir,

بكل غيث اذا السماء صحت

بكل غيث اذا السماء صحت

وكل ليث اذا القنا كسر

وكل ليث اذا القنا كسر

With every shower when the sky is clear,

With every rain when the sky became healthy,

And every lion when the spears are shattered,

And every lion when he broke a spear,

وكل سهم اذا انتحى غرضا

وكل سهم اذا انتحى غرضا

وكل شهم اذا علا منبر

وكل شهم اذا علا منبر

And every arrow when it makes for a target,

And every arrow when it obtained its purpose,

And every noble man when he mounts a pulpit.

And every brave warrior when he ascended a pulpit,

بحار جود تفيض من كرم

بحار جود تفيض من كرم

ذا المجد بينها الكوثر

ذا المجد بينها الكوثر

Seas of generosity, overflowing with munificence;

With oceans of generosity that overflow from bounty;

The lord of glory is al-Kawthar among them.

The possessor of majesty, between them is al-Kawthar.