يَا هَذِهِ الزَّيْتُونَهْ

كَفَيْتِنَا مَؤُونَهْ

O this olive tree,

You have spared us a heavy burden,

بِظِلِّكِ الذِي هَفَتْ

أَفْنَانُهُ الْمَوْضُونَهْ

With your shade, where flutter

Its intricately woven branches.

وَالرِّيحُ يَهْفُو مُعْلِناً

بِالْبَرْدِ وَاللُّدُونَهْ

And the wind blows gently, proclaiming

Coolness and soothing softness.

وَالْحَرُّ لَوْ يَحْظَى بِنَا

أَبَثَّنَا مَكْنُونَهْ

And the heat, had it claimed us,

Would have unleashed its hidden fury upon us.

لَكِنَّ أَرْوَاحَ الضُّحَى

قَدْ كَسَّرَتْ قُرُونَهْ

But the breezes of the forenoon

Have broken its horns,

وَقَلَّعَتْ أَضْرَاسَهُ

وَسَمَّلَتْ عُيُونَهْ

And pulled out its fangs,

And blinded its eyes,

وَقَلَّمَتْ أَظْفَارَهُ

وَلَمْ تَكُنْ مَأْمُونَهْ

And clipped its claws,

Which were never safe to trust,

وَفَلَّلَتْ شَبَاتَهُ

وَإِنَّهَا مَسْنُونَهْ

And blunted its sharp edges,

Even though they were fiercely honed.

وَكَانَ يَغْلِي قَدْرُهُ

فَكَافَأَتْ مَضْمُونَهْ

Its cauldron was boiling fiercely,

So they countered its contents,

وَأَخْمَدَتْ نِيرَانَهُ

وَصَدَّعَتْ مَاعُونَهْ

And extinguished its fires,

And cracked its vessel.

حَمْداً لِمَنْ سَنَّى لَنَا

هَذَا النَّسِيمَ دُونَهْ

Praise be to Him who granted us

This breeze as a shield against it.