تأرَّجَ مطلولُ الروابي فَزُرْتُها

تأرَّجَ مطلولُ الروابي فَزُرْتُها

وأمثالُ هاتيكَ الربى يَقْتَضي الزَّوْرا

وأمثالُ هاتيكَ الربى يَقْتَضي الزَّوْرا

The dew-drenched hills grew fragrant, so I visited them.

The meadows were scented with fragrance, so I visited them,

And hills like those call for a visit.

And places like these deserve to be visited.

وأتحفني منها الربيعُ بِوَرْدِهِ

وأتحفني منها الربيعُ بِوَرْدِهِ

عبيراً به الأنفاسُ إذ فَتَقَ النورا

عبيراً به الأنفاسُ إذ فَتَقَ النورا

And spring bestowed on me its roses from those hills,

Spring adorned me with its roses,

Perfuming the breath with them as it opened the blossoms.

Their aroma filled the air as dawn broke.

حكتْ نفحةً ممّن هَوِيْتُ ووَجْنَةً

حكتْ نفحةً ممّن هَوِيْتُ ووَجْنَةً

فأنْشُقُها طَوْرَاً وألثمها طَوْرَا

فأنْشُقُها طَوْرَاً وألثمها طَوْرَا

They echoed the scent and cheek of the one I loved,

A breeze told tales of whom I adore,

So at times I inhale their scent, and at times I kiss them.

So I split it in two and kissed it repeatedly.

سَقَتْني بيُمْناها وفيها فلم أزل

سَقَتْني بيُمْناها وفيها فلم أزل

يُجاذبني من ذاكَ أو هذهِ سُكْرُ

يُجاذبني من ذاكَ أو هذهِ سُكْرُ

She gave me drink with her right hand and her mouth, and still

She served me wine with her right hand and I became eternally drunk,

Intoxication from that or this kept tugging at me.

Torn between this one and that in my intoxication.

ترشّفتُ فاهاً إذ ترَشّفتُ كأسَها

ترشّفتُ فاهاً إذ ترَشّفتُ كأسَها

فَلا والهوى لم أَدْرِ أيَّهما الخمر

فَلا والهوى لم أَدْرِ أيَّهما الخمر

I sipped from her mouth as I sipped from her cup.

I sipped her mouth, sipping her cup,

No, by love, I could not tell which of the two was wine.

By God, I couldn't tell which was the wine.