وَرَوضَةُ نَرجِسٍ غَضّ نَضير

وَرَوضَةُ نَرجِسٍ غَضّ نَضير

بِهِ اِمتَلَأت وَماسَ عَلى الغصونِ

بِهِ اِمتَلَأت وَماسَ عَلى الغصونِ

And a garden of tender, fresh narcissus

A garden of narcissus, fresh and bright,

Was filled with it, and it swayed upon the branches.

With dew filling its blossoms overnight.

فَقُلت نَدوسُ فَوقَكَ قالَ حبّاً

فَقُلت نَدوسُ فَوقَكَ قالَ حبّاً

وَمِن أَجلي اِجعلوهُ عَلى عُيوني

وَمِن أَجلي اِجعلوهُ عَلى عُيوني

So I said, “We tread upon you.” It said, “Gladly!

I said I'd trample its flowers, it replied,

And for my sake, place it upon my eyes.”

"For love, trample me! Spare the flowers," it cried.