خَلَياني أَجُرُّ فَضلَ بُرودي

خَلَياني أَجُرُّ فَضلَ بُرودي

راتِعاً في رِياضِ عَينِ البُرودِ

راتِعاً في رِياضِ عَينِ البُرودِ

You two, let me trail the flowing hems of my robes,

Let me trail the hems of my striped cloaks,

roaming at ease through the gardens of ʿAyn al-Burūd.

Reveling in the gardens of ʿAyn al-Burūd.

كَم بِها مِن بَديعِ زَهرٍ أَنيقٍ

كَم بِها مِن بَديعِ زَهرٍ أَنيقٍ

كَفُصولٍ مَنظومَةٍ وَعُقودِ

كَفُصولٍ مَنظومَةٍ وَعُقودِ

How many exquisite and lovely blossoms it holds,

How many wondrous, lovely blossoms are there,

like passages composed and necklaces strung!

Like well-ordered passages and necklaces:

زَنبَقٌ بَينَ قُضبِ آسٍ وَبانٍ

زَنبَقٌ بَينَ قُضبِ آسٍ وَبانٍ

وَأَقاحٍ وَنَرجِسٍ وَوُرودِ

وَأَقاحٍ وَنَرجِسٍ وَوُرودِ

A lily among sprays of myrtle and slender ben tree,

Lilies among sprigs of myrtle and ben trees,

and daisies, narcissi, and roses—

And daisies, and narcissi, and roses,

كَجَبينٍ وَعارِضٍ وَقَوامٍ

كَجَبينٍ وَعارِضٍ وَقَوامٍ

وَثُغورٍ وَأَعيُنٍ وَخُدودِ

وَثُغورٍ وَأَعيُنٍ وَخُدودِ

like a brow, a cheek, and a graceful form,

Like a brow, a bearded cheek, a graceful form,

and smiling mouths, eyes, and cheeks.

And mouths, and eyes, and cheeks.