عليَّ بِليمون كرمتَ أَخا النّدى

وَقَد كانَ عِندي مِن أَجَلِّ المَواهبِ

You have gifted me a lemon, brother of dew

And I had the finest of gifts for you

مِنَ البُرتقالِ الحلوِ طَعماً وَإنَّهُ

كَبيرٌ جَميلُ الخلقِ مِن كلِّ جانِبِ

Of sweet orange flavor, so good indeed

Big and beautiful, perfect in every way

كَأَنَّكَ قَد طُلتَ النُّجومَ مِنَ السّما

فَأَهدَيتَني مِنها بُدورَ الكَواكبِ

As if you had plucked stars out of the sky

And gifted their orbs to me this day