1. حيه ما حييت يا قلب واهدا

    مالك اليوم قد تطايرت وجدا

    Hail it as long as you live, O heart, and be calm.

    What ails you today, that you have fluttered wildly with passion?

  2. حيه واصطبح سلاف الاماني

    واغتبقها في الكأس صابا وشهدا

    Hail it, and drink at dawn the choicest wine of hopes;

    And drink it at dusk, bitter sap and honey in the cup.

  3. حي فيه الفتون والسحر واخفق

    خفقة العجب والتمس فيه رغدا

    Hail the enchantment and magic within it, and throb

    A throb of wonder, and seek ease and plenty within it.

  4. واسده يا فؤاد شكراً وحمداً

    واهده يا نسيم عطراً وندا

    And bestow thanks and praise upon it, O heart;

    And give it fragrance and dew, O breeze.

  5. معرض كالحياة يحوي فنوناً

    حشدت في منازل العرض حشدا

    An exhibition, like life, containing many arts,

    Gathered in the display spaces in great numbers.

  6. رائعات تهيج جذبا ودفعاً

    زاخرات تموج جزراً ومدا

    Marvels that stir attraction and repulsion,

    Brimming, they surge with ebb and flow.

  7. مزجيات بدقة الصنع صاغت

    ها اياد متينة العزم جدا

    Brought forth with precision of craft—fashioned

    By hands exceedingly steadfast in resolve.

  8. ارسل الطرف لحظة تلق فخرا

    واطلق الفكر ساعة تلق مجدا

    Cast your gaze for a moment: you will find pride;

    And let your thought roam a while: you will find glory.

  9. وظباء خلفن في القلب ناراً

    لا تني في الفؤاد تزداد وقدا

    And gazelles have left a fire in the heart,

    Never ceasing to blaze more fiercely within the heart.

  10. بارعات الجمال يختلن تيهاً

    زانهن الاله وجهاً وقدا

    Surpassing in beauty, they strut in pride;

    God has graced their faces and their figures.

  11. سائرات والسير فيه معان

    ملهمات الخطى ذميلا ووخدا

    They walk, and there are meanings in their gait;

    Inspired in their steps, ambling gently and striding swiftly.

  12. مضحكات اذا تعمدن قرباً

    مبكيات اذا تعمدن بعدا

    They bring laughter when they choose to draw near;

    They bring tears when they choose to stay away.

  13. مرسلات من العيون سهاماً

    فاتكات امضى من السيف حدا

    Sending arrows from their eyes,

    Deadly, sharper-edged than the sword.

  14. ومن الكبر ان نشيم ظباء

    فاترات اللحاظ يصرعن عن اسدا

    And among the great wonders is that we behold gazelles,

    Languid-eyed, they bring lions down.

  15. وفتاة رأيتها ذات دل

    بالحشا والفؤاد والروح تفدى

    And a maiden I saw, full of coquetry,

    For whom breast, heart, and soul would be given in ransom.

  16. ترسل الطرف في السماوات حيناً

    ثم نحو الارضين اخذاً وردا

    She casts her gaze into the heavens for a while,

    Then toward the earth below, back and forth.

  17. قلت ما تنظرين قالت فتونا

    قلت كل الفتون فيك تبدى

    I said, 'What are you looking at?' She said, 'Enchantment.'

    I said, 'All enchantment is revealed in you.'

  18. ليس ما تنظرينه فوق الا

    كهرباء وتحت حوراً ومردا

    What you behold above is nothing but

    Electric light—and below, houris and beardless youths.

  19. كل ما في المكان من كهرباء

    خلته الان فوق نهديك عقدا

    All the electric light in the place—

    I have now imagined it as a necklace above your breasts.

  20. كل ما فيه غادتي من شباب

    او حوار ينساق للحسن عبدا

    All the youths there, my lovely maiden,

    Or fair maidens, are led as slaves to beauty.

  21. فيك يا ربة الجمال معاني

    كل ما في المكان جمعاً وفردا

    In you, O mistress of beauty, lie the meanings

    Of all that is here, together and singly.

  22. حيه يا خواطري وشجوني

    واذكري المعرض الجميل المفذى

    Hail it, O my thoughts and my sorrows,

    And remember the beautiful, cherished exhibition;

  23. واذكري فيه خفقة القلب عجباً

    واذكري فيه خفقة القلب وحدا

    And remember there the heart's beat of wonder,

    And remember there the heart's beat in solitude.

  24. ولي اللَه في الهوى مستضاماً

    ولي اللَه في الهوى مستندا

    And I have God in love, wronged as I am;

    And I have God in love, relying on Him.