أَجِيادُ قُضبٍ في قَلائِدَ لُؤلُؤٍ

أَجِيادُ قُضبٍ في قَلائِدَ لُؤلُؤٍ

وَحَياةُ دَوحٍ في عَصائِبِ عَسجَدِ

وَحَياةُ دَوحٍ في عَصائِبِ عَسجَدِ

Necks of boughs in necklaces of pearl,

Branches of oleander in necklaces of pearls,

And the life of spreading trees in headbands of gold,

And the life of ostriches in plaits of myrtle,

وَعُيونِ تِبرٍ في مَحاجِرِ فَضَّةٍ

وَعُيونِ تِبرٍ في مَحاجِرِ فَضَّةٍ

وَخُدودِ دُرٍّ في وُجوهِ زَبَرجَدِ

وَخُدودِ دُرٍّ في وُجوهِ زَبَرجَدِ

And eyes of unworked gold in sockets of silver,

Eyes of musk in silver rings,

And cheeks of pearl in faces of chrysolite.

And cheeks of pearls in faces of chrysolite.

فَاِنعَم بِأَحسَنِ ما اِكتَسَتهُ كُؤوسَها

فَاِنعَم بِأَحسَنِ ما اِكتَسَتهُ كُؤوسَها

مِن كُلِّ مُبيَضِّ الطِرازِ مُوَرَّدِ

مِن كُلِّ مُبيَضِّ الطِرازِ مُوَرَّدِ

So delight in the finest garb their cups have donned,

So take pleasure in the fairest cups they grasped

Of every white-trimmed, rose-tinted bloom;

Of every intricate, embroidered design,

لا سِيَّما أَنَّ البَنَفسَجَ قَد حَكى

لا سِيَّما أَنَّ البَنَفسَجَ قَد حَكى

زُرقَ العُيونِ تَمَكَّنَت مِن إِثمِدِ

زُرقَ العُيونِ تَمَكَّنَت مِن إِثمِدِ

Especially since the violet has imitated

Especially as the violets have described

Blue eyes that have availed themselves of antimony kohl.

The blueness of the eyes that took root in the wrists.