غَيْثٌ أَتَانَا مُؤْذِنَاً بِخَفْضِ

مُتَّصِلَ الوَبْلِ حَثِيْثَ الرَّكْضِ

A rain has come to us announcing a decline,

Continuous showers rushing insistently.

يَقْضِي بِحُكْمِ اللَّهِ فِيْمَا يَقْضِي

كالْجَيْشِ يَتْلُو بَعْضُهُ لِبَعْضِ

It executes what Allah decrees,

Like an army where each part follows the next.

يَضْحَكُ عَنْ بَرْقٍ خَفِيِّ النَّبْضِ

كَالْكَفِّ فِي انْبِسَاطِهَا والقَبْضِ

It laughs with lightning of faint pulse,

Like a palm spreading out and clenching up.

دَنَا فَخِلْنَاهُ فُوَيْقَ الأَرْضِ

مُتَّصِلاً بِطُوْلِهَا والعَرْضِ

It drew near covering the earth,

Connecting end to end and width to width.

إِلْفَاً إِلَى إِلْفٍ بِسِرٍّ يُفْضِي

ثُمَّ هَمَى كَالُّلؤْلُؤِ المُرْفَضِّ

Thousands to thousands secretly overflowing,

Then it surged like scattered pearls.

فَالأَرْضُ تُجْلَى بالنَّبَاتِ الغَضِّ

فِي حَلْيَهَا المُحْمَرِّ والمُبْيَضِّ

So the earth is adorned with fresh green plants,

In its red and white beauty.

مِنْ سَوْسَنٍ أَحْوَى وَوَرْدٍ غَضٍّ

مِثْلَ الخُدُودِ نُقِّشَتْ بِالْعَضِّ

With lilies of passionate love and fresh roses,

Like cheeks etched with bites.

وَأُقْحُوَانٍ كاللُّجَيْنِ المَحْضِ

وَنَرْجِسٍ ذَاكي النَّسِيْمِ بَضِّ

And narcissi like pure white skins,

And sweet basil swaying with the breeze.

مِثْلَ العُيُونِ رَنَّقَتْ لِلْغَمْضِ

تَرْنُو وَيَغْشَاهَا الكَرَى فَتُغْضِي

Like eyes they glance for a wink,

Yearning yet veiled with coyness.