الرَوضُ بَينَ السُتورِ وَالكِلَلِ

الرَوضُ بَينَ السُتورِ وَالكِلَلِ

وَالقُضبُ بَينَ الحُلِيِّ وَالحُلَلِ

وَالقُضبُ بَينَ الحُلِيِّ وَالحُلَلِ

The garden lies amid curtains and canopies,

The garden between the fences and the tamarisk trees,

And the boughs amid jewels and robes.

And the branches between the ornaments and the anklets.

فَاِستَقبِلِ الراحَ مِن يَدَي رَشإٍ

فَاِستَقبِلِ الراحَ مِن يَدَي رَشإٍ

لَذيذِ طَعمِ العِناقِ وَالقَبَلِ

لَذيذِ طَعمِ العِناقِ وَالقَبَلِ

So receive the wine from the hands of a young gazelle,

So face the breeze in front of a sprouting meadow,

Whose embraces and kisses taste sweet.

Of the sweetest taste of an embrace and a kiss.

وَزَوِّجِ العودَ نَغمَةً فَلَقَد

وَزَوِّجِ العودَ نَغمَةً فَلَقَد

أَرمَلَت أَوتارُهُ مِنَ الرَمَلِ

أَرمَلَت أَوتارُهُ مِنَ الرَمَلِ

And wed the lute to a melody, for indeed

And join the lute to a melody, for indeed

Its strings have been widowed of the ramal rhythm.

Its strings have been widowed by the sand.

فَغُرَّةُ اليَومِ مِن مَلاحَتِها

فَغُرَّةُ اليَومِ مِن مَلاحَتِها

كَغُرَّةِ الأَمنِ عِندَ ذي الوَجَلِ

كَغُرَّةِ الأَمنِ عِندَ ذي الوَجَلِ

For the day's radiant brow, in its loveliness,

For today’s joy from its saltiness,

Is like the radiant brow of safety to one in fear.

Is like the joy of safety for one who fears.