أَهْلاً بِتِيْنٍ جَاءَنَا

أَهْلاً بِتِيْنٍ جَاءَنَا

مُبْتِسِمَاً عَلَى طَبَقْ

مُبْتِسِمَاً عَلَى طَبَقْ

Welcome, figs that have come to us,

Welcome to figs that have come to us,

smiling upon a platter,

smiling on a platter.

يَحْكِي الصَّبَاحَ بَعْضُهُ

يَحْكِي الصَّبَاحَ بَعْضُهُ

وَبَعْضُهُ يَحْكِي الغَسَقْ

وَبَعْضُهُ يَحْكِي الغَسَقْ

some of them mimic the morning,

Some of them resemble the morning,

and some mimic the dusk—

and some of them resemble dusk—

كَسُفْرَةِ مَضْمُومَةٍ

كَسُفْرَةِ مَضْمُومَةٍ

مَجْمُوعَةٍ بِلاَ حَلَقْ

مَجْمُوعَةٍ بِلاَ حَلَقْ

like a table-spread folded in,

like a provision pouch drawn together,

gathered together without rings.

gathered up without rings.