ورياضٍ منَ الشقائقِ أضْحَتْ

ورياضٍ منَ الشقائقِ أضْحَتْ

يتهادَى فيها نسيمُ الرياحِ

يتهادَى فيها نسيمُ الرياحِ

And gardens of anemones, now

And there were gardens of anemones

with the breeze of the winds gliding gently through them.

Where the breeze of the winds wandered

زرتُها والغمامُ يجلدُ منها

زرتُها والغمامُ يجلدُ منها

زَهَراتٍ تروقُ لون الراحِ

زَهَراتٍ تروقُ لون الراحِ

I visited them while the cloud lashed some of their

I visited them while the clouds

blossoms, which outshine the color of wine.

Plucked flowers whose color pleased the soul

قلتُ ما ذنبُها فقال مجيباً

قلتُ ما ذنبُها فقال مجيباً

سَرَقَتْ حُمْرَةَ الخدودِ الملاح

سَرَقَتْ حُمْرَةَ الخدودِ الملاح

I said, “What is their sin?” And it answered:

I said "what is their fault?" and the answer came

“They stole the redness of beautiful cheeks.”

"They stole the redness of the rosy cheeks"