وَجِنحُ دُجُنَّةٍ فيهِ اِغتَبَقنا

وَجِنحُ دُجُنَّةٍ فيهِ اِغتَبَقنا

وَواصَلنا الصَبوحَ بِيَومِ دَجنِ

وَواصَلنا الصَبوحَ بِيَومِ دَجنِ

And in a dark stretch of night we took our evening draught,

In the wings of a gentle night we embraced,

And continued with the morning draught on an overcast day.

And greeted the dawn on a day of delight,

وَقَد نَشَرَ الرَبيعُ مُروطَ رَوضٍ

وَقَد نَشَرَ الرَبيعُ مُروطَ رَوضٍ

عَلى الشِعبَينِ مِن سَهلٍ وَحَزنِ

عَلى الشِعبَينِ مِن سَهلٍ وَحَزنِ

And spring had spread a meadow's mantles

When spring had arrayed, in a flower-strewn field,

Over the two ravines, across level and rugged ground.

The valleys and hills in a garment bright.

فَأَغصانٌ مِنَ النَسَماتِ تُثنى

فَأَغصانٌ مِنَ النَسَماتِ تُثنى

وَأَزهارٌ عَلى الأَنواءِ تَثني

وَأَزهارٌ عَلى الأَنواءِ تَثني

So branches are bent by the breezes,

The branches, caressed by the zephyrs slight,

And flowers offer praise to the seasonal rains.

Bend over with blossoms that shine and nod,

يُضاحِكُها الغَمامُ بِثَغرِ بَرقٍ

يُضاحِكُها الغَمامُ بِثَغرِ بَرقٍ

وَتَبكيها الغَمامُ بِدَمعِ مُزنِ

وَتَبكيها الغَمامُ بِدَمعِ مُزنِ

The clouds smile at them with a mouth of lightning,

While clouds smile at them with lightning bright,

And the clouds weep for them with rainclouds' tears.

And weep on their petals in tears of god.

فَطَوراً ضاحِكاً مِن غَيرِ بِشرٍ

فَطَوراً ضاحِكاً مِن غَيرِ بِشرٍ

وَطَوراً باكِياً مِن غَيرِ حُزنِ

وَطَوراً باكِياً مِن غَيرِ حُزنِ

So at times laughing without gladness,

At times they laugh, though no joy they know,

And at times weeping without sorrow.

At times they weep, though they feel no woe.