عليَّ بِليمون كرمتَ أَخا النّدى

عليَّ بِليمون كرمتَ أَخا النّدى

وَقَد كانَ عِندي مِن أَجَلِّ المَواهبِ

وَقَد كانَ عِندي مِن أَجَلِّ المَواهبِ

You were generous to me with lemons, O brother of bounty;

You have gifted me a lemon, brother of dew

And to me it was among the finest gifts:

And I had the finest of gifts for you

مِنَ البُرتقالِ الحلوِ طَعماً وَإنَّهُ

مِنَ البُرتقالِ الحلوِ طَعماً وَإنَّهُ

كَبيرٌ جَميلُ الخلقِ مِن كلِّ جانِبِ

كَبيرٌ جَميلُ الخلقِ مِن كلِّ جانِبِ

From the sweet-tasting oranges—and indeed it

Of sweet orange flavor, so good indeed

Is large, beautifully formed on every side.

Big and beautiful, perfect in every way

كَأَنَّكَ قَد طُلتَ النُّجومَ مِنَ السّما

كَأَنَّكَ قَد طُلتَ النُّجومَ مِنَ السّما

فَأَهدَيتَني مِنها بُدورَ الكَواكبِ

فَأَهدَيتَني مِنها بُدورَ الكَواكبِ

As though you had obtained the stars from the sky,

As if you had plucked stars out of the sky

And so you gave me, from among them, the full moons of the stars.

And gifted their orbs to me this day