أُثنيI praise عَلَيكupon you كَأَنّيas though I were العَندليبُthe nightingale إِذاwhen
أُثني عَلَيك كَأَنّي العَندليبُ إِذا
جاءَcame الرّبيعُspring فَأَبدىand gave forth أَحسَنَthe finest الصَّدْحِbirdsong
جاءَ الرّبيعُ فَأَبدى أَحسَنَ الصَّدْحِ
I praise you as though I were the nightingale when
Spring comes and it gives forth its finest song.
وَالزَّهرُand the blossoms يُثنيpraise عَلىupon الرَّوضِthe garden الأَريضِlush بِهِwith them (the blossoms)
وَالزَّهرُ يُثني عَلى الرَّوضِ الأَريضِ بِهِ
بِأَلْسُنِwith tongues الطّيبِof perfume مِنof عَرْفٍfragrance وَمِنand of نفْحِwafting scent
بِأَلْسُنِ الطّيبِ مِن عَرْفٍ وَمِن نفْحِ
And the blossoms praise the garden, lush with them,
With tongues of perfume—of fragrance and wafting scent.
وَمِنand through ثَنائيmy praise غَداhas come to يُثنيpraise عَلَيكَupon you مَعيwith me
وَمِن ثَنائي غَدا يُثني عَلَيكَ مَعي
عِندَat the time of الثَّناءِpraise لِسانُthe tongue الحَمدِof praise وَالمَدْحِand acclaim
عِندَ الثَّناءِ لِسانُ الحَمدِ وَالمَدْحِ
And through my praise, there now joins me in praising you,
At praise’s hour, the tongue of praise and acclaim.
Sol 6.1