بكتِ السماءُ فأضحكت سنَّ الثرى

بمدامعٍ نظمت عليه جوهرا

The sky wept and made the teeth of the earth laugh,

With tears it strung together into a necklace.

فكأنها خرقاء تنثر عِقدَها

وكأنه مُستغنم أن يُنثرا

It's as if it were a torn cloak scattering its beads,

And as if the earth was fortunate to be scattered upon.

عكفت يداه علىنظام فريده

وجمانه فرداً لذاك مثمراً

His hands were busy with its unique composition,

And his two sides made it a fruitful one.

واعاده ابهى لطرف منظراً

واعدّه اذكى لانف مَخبَرا

He returned it more beautiful to the beholder,

And made it more wise for the nose that smells it.

فانظر محاسن للربيع تبرّجت

لولا الربيعُ لما تجلّت للورى

So look how the beauties of spring adorned themselves,

If not for spring, they'd not have appeared to creation.