سقى رَبْعَها بالأبرقين ومغناها

سقى رَبْعَها بالأبرقين ومغناها

حَيَا كلمّا حَيَّا المنازلَ أحْيَاهَا

حَيَا كلمّا حَيَّا المنازلَ أحْيَاهَا

May her dwelling at al-Abraqayn and her abode be watered

He watered its meadows with abundant showers, and gave it life

by rain that, whenever it greets the dwellings, brings them to life.

Whenever he greeted the dwellings, he brought them alive

وسحّ عليها صوبُ كلّ مُلِثّةٍ

وسحّ عليها صوبُ كلّ مُلِثّةٍ

تلم بهبّاتِ الجنوبِ مطاياها

تلم بهبّاتِ الجنوبِ مطاياها

And may rain from every lingering cloud stream upon them,

And poured upon it from every dirty place

whose mounts draw near with gusts of the south wind.

The south winds gathered its clouds

فما كان أشهاها إليّ منازلاً

فما كان أشهاها إليّ منازلاً

وأحسنَها في مقلتيَّ واحلاَها

وأحسنَها في مقلتيَّ واحلاَها

How delightful they were to me as dwellings,

So its dwellings were not more beloved to me

and how beautiful in my eyes, and how sweet!

Nor better in my eyes, nor did it have sweeter roses

وما كان أبْهاها وأعذب وردَها

وما كان أبْهاها وأعذب وردَها

وأكرم مثواها وأحسنَ مرعاها

وأكرم مثواها وأحسنَ مرعاها

And how splendid they were, and how sweet their water,

Nor more generous lodging, nor better pasture

and how noble their abode, and how lovely their pasture!