1. قَد فُضِّضَ الجَوُّ بِالغُيومِ وَقَد

    أُذهِبَتِ الأَرضُ بِالأَزاهيرِ

    The sky has been silvered with clouds, and

    The earth has been gilded with blossoms.

  2. وَنَحنُ مِن وَردِها وَنَرجِسِها

    بَينَ خَلوقٍ وَبَينَ كافورِ

    And we, amid its roses and narcissi,

    Are between saffron perfume and camphor.

  3. فَاِنعَم بِدَمعٍ ما شابَهَ كَدَرٌ

    قَد سالَ مِن أَعيُنِ المَعاصيرِ

    So revel in tears untainted by murk,

    That have flowed from the eyes of winepresses,

  4. عَلى الحَديثِ الَّذي يَلَذُّ بِهِ

    سَمعَكَ مِن أَلسُنِ الطَنابيرِ

    To the speech that brings delight

    To your ear, from the tongues of lutes.