ظَمِئَتْ إِلَى السُّقْيَا الأَبَاطِحُ وَالُّربَى

ظَمِئَتْ إِلَى السُّقْيَا الأَبَاطِحُ وَالُّربَى

حَتَّى دَعَوْنَا الْعَامَ عَاماً مُجْدِبَا

حَتَّى دَعَوْنَا الْعَامَ عَاماً مُجْدِبَا

The gravelly plains and hills thirsted to be watered,

The pastures and the deserts thirst for the watering places,

until we called the year a year of drought.

Until we called the year a barren year,

وَالْغَيْثُ مَسْدُولُ الْحِجَابِ وَإِنَّمَا

وَالْغَيْثُ مَسْدُولُ الْحِجَابِ وَإِنَّمَا

عَلِمَ الْغَمَامُ قُدُومَكُمْ فَتَأَدَّبَا

عَلِمَ الْغَمَامُ قُدُومَكُمْ فَتَأَدَّبَا

And the rain's veil was drawn down; it was only that

And rain being implored drew down the veils, but only

the clouds knew of your arrival and so observed decorum.

The clouds learned of your coming and then adorned themselves.