وأما ما سواهُ منَ الجَريدِ

وأما ما سواهُ منَ الجَريدِ

وبَرقَةَ رَبَّةِ الخِصبِ المَديدِ

وبَرقَةَ رَبَّةِ الخِصبِ المَديدِ

And as for the rest of al-Jarid,

And as for what else there is besides it

and Barqa, mistress of lasting abundance,

Of greenery and fertile rainfall's abode

فلا تَسأل عنِ الخيراتِ فيها

فلا تَسأل عنِ الخيراتِ فيها

ولكن قُل ألا هَل من مَزيدِ

ولكن قُل ألا هَل من مَزيدِ

do not ask about the blessings there;

Do not ask if good things there still live

but say, “Ah, is there more?”

But say: Pray, could there be more bestowed?

تَجَرَّدَ مِن لبوسٍ البوسِ كلٌّ

تَجَرَّدَ مِن لبوسٍ البوسِ كلٌّ

وأبرَقَ بارقُ الزَمَنِ السَعيدِ

وأبرَقَ بارقُ الزَمَنِ السَعيدِ

Everyone cast off the garb of misery,

It has put off what robes enrobe them all

and the lightning of the happy age flashed.

And shone out brightly, blest time’s bright node