وَكَأَنَّ مَاءَ النَّهْرِ قَدْ نَزَلَتْ

بِيضُ الْحَمَائِمِ فِي صَبَاحٍ أَنْوَرِ

As if the river's water were

And as if upon the river's water had alighted

The white doves on a bright morn,

White doves on a radiant morning,

وَالشَّمْسُ قَدْ نَفَضَتْ عَلَيْهِ شُعَاعَهَا

ذَوْبَ النُّضَارِ عَلَتْهُ أَكْؤُسُ جَوْهَرِ

And the sun had shed its rays upon it -

And the sun had scattered its rays upon it,

Molten clarity in chalices of gems.

Like melted pure gold topped by chalices of gems.