1. وكأنّ السماءَ والنجمُ فيها

    لجّةق ماتَ درُّها فهو طافِ

    And it is as though the sky, with the stars within it,

    Were a deep sea whose pearls have died and float,

  2. أو كصرحٍ ممرَّد من زجاج

    نُثرت فيه خِرقةُ الصَرّاف

    Or like a palace of glass, polished smooth,

    Where the money-changer’s cloth has been spread.

  3. تحت ظلّ الكروم بين رياضٍ

    وأغانٍ ونزهة وسُلافِ

    Beneath the shade of grapevines, amid gardens,

    And songs, recreation, and choice wine.

  4. فإذا راسل الهَزارُ أخاه

    رقص القلبُ من وراءِ الشَغافِ

    Then, when the nightingale exchanges calls with its brother,

    The heart dances behind its sheath.

  5. وإذا فرّكَ النسيمُ قميصَ ال

    ماءِ أضحى مكسَّرَ الأطرافِ

    And when the breeze rubs the shirt of the

    water, it becomes crumpled at the edges.