ولنا إذا انبجست أهاضيب الحيا

ولنا إذا انبجست أهاضيب الحيا

يومٌ تغاث به البلاد وتمطر

يومٌ تغاث به البلاد وتمطر

And ours, when the heavy downpours of rain burst forth,

When the clouds of life pour forth their bounty,

Is a day on which the lands are succored and rained upon.

There comes a day that rains upon the lands,

وتظل مفعمةً أكف بروقه

وتظل مفعمةً أكف بروقه

تطوى به حلل الغمام وتنتشر

تطوى به حلل الغمام وتنتشر

And the palms of its lightning remain brimming;

Filled with lightning that brightly flashes,

By it, the robes of cloud are folded and spread out.

Rolling up the robes of clouds as they spread.

والغيث منسكبٌ كأن حبابه

والغيث منسكبٌ كأن حبابه

دررٌ تبث على المياه وتنثر

دررٌ تبث على المياه وتنثر

And the rain pours down, as though its bubbles

The rain pours down as if its drops

Were pearls scattered upon the waters and strewn.

Were pearls strewn upon the waters and scattered.

فحسبت أن الروض منه منورٌ

فحسبت أن الروض منه منورٌ

والأرض غرقى والغدير مجدر

والأرض غرقى والغدير مجدر

So I thought the meadow was in bloom from it,

I imagined the meadow was illuminated by it,

While the earth lay drowned and the pool pockmarked.

The land submerged, and the stream overflowing.