سَقى هَمَذانَ حَيا مُزنَةٍ

يُفيدُ الطَّلاقَة مِنها الزَمانْ

Hamadhan watered a lively meadow,

From which time benefits in eloquence.

بِرَعدٍ كَما جَرجَرَ الأَرحَبيُّ

وَبَرقٍ كَما بَصبَصَ الأُفعوانْ

With thunder like Arhabi's rumbling,

And lightning like the viper's flashing.

فَسَفحُ المُقَطَّمِ بِئسَ البَديلُ

نَبيهاً وَأَروَندُ نِعمَ المَكانْ

The terrain of the fragmented pour is a poor substitute,

Nabiha is brilliant and Arwand is an excellent place.

هيَ الجَنَّةُ المُشتَهى طِيبُها

وَلَكِنَّ فِردَوسَها ماوَشانْ

It is the coveted paradise, pleasant is its scent,

But its prime is Mawshan.

فَأَلواحُ أَمواهِها كالعَبيرِ

تُرى أَرضُها وَحَصاها الجُمانْ

The tablets of its waters are like perfume,

Its ground and pebbles are pearls.