رَوضُ الجَمالِ مُحيّا الحبِّ يَشربُ من

رَوضُ الجَمالِ مُحيّا الحبِّ يَشربُ من

ماءِ المَحاسِنِ مَوّاجٌ بِهِ النورُ

ماءِ المَحاسِنِ مَوّاجٌ بِهِ النورُ

The garden of beauty, the beloved’s face, drinks from

The garden of beauty animated by love drinks

the water of loveliness; light surges within it.

From the water of charms, illuminated by light.

وَكُلّ خَدٍّ وَفيهِ قَد زَها خَفر

وَكُلّ خَدٍّ وَفيهِ قَد زَها خَفر

عليهِ خالٌ بِأَسنى الحُسنِ مَغمورُ

عليهِ خالٌ بِأَسنى الحُسنِ مَغمورُ

And every cheek, where modesty has blossomed,

Every cheek adorned with a mole like a pearl

bears a mole immersed in the most radiant beauty.

Crowned with a birthmark of the finest beauty.

فَكُلُّ خَدٍّ عَلَيهِ وَردةٌ ظَهَرت

فَكُلُّ خَدٍّ عَلَيهِ وَردةٌ ظَهَرت

وَفي كِلا الوَردَتينِ اِحتَلّ شَحرورُ

وَفي كِلا الوَردَتينِ اِحتَلّ شَحرورُ

So on every cheek a rose has appeared,

Thus every cheek reveals a rose that has bloomed

and in each of the two roses a blackbird has settled.

And in both these roses a nightingale sings.