ورافضةٍ من مائها في هوائِها
نَثاراً يُريها في عدادِ النَواصبِ
And those who refuse its water as it sprays into the air
Are shown to be rigid enemies
تمُجُّ كِبار الدُّرّ في دَوَرَانِها
فلو لُقِطتْ زانَتْ نُحورَ الكَواعبِ
The large pearls churn in their orbit
If they were to crystallize, they would adorn the necks of gazelles
وتُفْرِغُ أنواع الفُروغ صَوادِقاً
دِلاءٌ لها مُنْهَلّةٌ كالسّحائبِ
And it empties its abundant treasures into ponds
With freely pouring rivulets like clouds
بناتُ الرياضِ العِينُ من أخواتِها
فتَبكي عَليها بالدموعِ السّواكبِ
The orchard’s daughters, their eyes like their sisters’
Weep for them with pouring tears
وتَجعلُ تَرْدادَ الحَنينِ لأصْلِها
دلالَةَ طِيب المُنْتَمَى والضَرائبِ
And they long mournfully for their origin
Signifying the scent of a noble ancestry and tithes
فَإنْ يَكُ للماء السّلاسِل رُوحُها
فَجُثمانُها في الدّوْحِ عالِي المَناسبِ
If the essence of gentle water were chained
Its body lies lofty in the hollow
من الخائِضاتِ النهرِ يَسمو حَبَابُه
فيُذْكرُ من حُسْنٍ ثُغورَ الحَبائبِ
Of those who plunge into the river, its bubbles rise high
Speaking of beauty, the crests of hills
فمِن مبطئٍ يَحكِي إِذا انحطّ أوْ رَقَى
جَمال سَمَاءٍ زُيّنَت بكَواكِبِ
When slow it tells, when it descends or rises
The beauty of a sky adorned with stars
تَدورُ عليهِ فهيَ تَخشاهُ هَيْبَةً
في ما من الكمِيّ المُحاربِ
Around it they turn so it frightens them
With awe, so much of the fierce warrior
ومن عَجَلٍ فيها ورَيْثٍ تَخَالُها
إذا اعْتوَرَتْها طامِيات الغَواربِ
And when hurried, with determination it imagines them
When dusty storms rage against it
تُولّي فِراراً منه خِيفَة نَهْشِهِ
فَيُنْشِبُ في أضْلاعِها فَمَ جاذِبِ
It turns to flee, fearing its bite
And it sinks its mouth into their ribs
وقَدْ أصْبَحَا إلْفَيْن يَعتَنِقان في
مُلاعَبَةٍ أثْناء تِلْكَ المَلاعبِ
Until the two have become intimate, embracing
During the course of that courtship
فَتَأتِي لَه مِثْل الغِياثِ لِوَقْتِه
بِمُنْسابة منْساحَة في المَذانبِ
She comes to him like help in his time of need
With a gentle gait during the pleasures
أرَاقِمُ للبُستَانِ خَيْرُ رَواقِم
سَوالِبُ لِلأشْجان خَيْرُ سَوالِبِ
The orchards' pillars are the best pillars
The winding streams the best winding
