الزَهرُ يَنشُرُ ما طَوى

الزَهرُ يَنشُرُ ما طَوى

مِن نَشرِهِ سَحُّ السَحابِ

مِن نَشرِهِ سَحُّ السَحابِ

The blossoms unfold what was folded away

The flowers unfold what they enfolded

of their fragrance by the clouds’ downpour.

Their unfolding makes the clouds rain

وَالقَطرُ كافورٌ بِهِ

وَالقَطرُ كافورٌ بِهِ

طُرَرٌ لِمِسكِيِّ الضَبابِ

طُرَرٌ لِمِسكِيِّ الضَبابِ

And the rain is camphor, with which

And the drops are camphor within

the musk-dark mist is fringed.

Scattering for the musky mist

فَاِجلُ الَّتي ما إِن لَها

فَاِجلُ الَّتي ما إِن لَها

شِبهَ سِوى الذَهَبِ المُذابِ

شِبهَ سِوى الذَهَبِ المُذابِ

So unveil that which has no

So enjoy she who is peerless

likeness save molten gold,

Save to molten gold in semblance

ما دامَ دِرعُ الماءِ قَد

ما دامَ دِرعُ الماءِ قَد

حَفَّت بِهِ خُوَذُ الحَبابِ

حَفَّت بِهِ خُوَذُ الحَبابِ

while the water’s coat of mail has

As long as the coat of mail of water

been encircled by helmets of bubbles.

Is clasped by bubbles' helmets