غِناءُ شَحاريرٍ وَزُمرُ بَلابِلٍ

غِناءُ شَحاريرٍ وَزُمرُ بَلابِلٍ

وَتَصفيقُ أَمواجٍ وَرَقصُ غُصونِ

وَتَصفيقُ أَمواجٍ وَرَقصُ غُصونِ

The singing of blackbirds and the piping of nightingales,

The singing of nightingales and the chorus of bulbuls,

And the clapping of waves and the dancing of branches,

The clapping of waves and the dancing of branches,

وَوَصلُ مُعاطاةٍ وَقَطعُ تَمَنُّعٍ

وَوَصلُ مُعاطاةٍ وَقَطعُ تَمَنُّعٍ

وَطَيُّ مُراعاةٍ وَنَشرُ مُجونِ

وَطَيُّ مُراعاةٍ وَنَشرُ مُجونِ

And mutual giving continued, and coy refusal cut short,

The joining of courtesies and the cutting off of coyness,

And discretion folded away, and wanton revelry unfurled.

The extending of manners and the spreading of talents.

فَلِمَ لا يَرانا الرَوضُ في سوقِهِ الَّتي

فَلِمَ لا يَرانا الرَوضُ في سوقِهِ الَّتي

بِها كُلَّ أَنواعٍ وَكُلُّ فُنونِ

بِها كُلَّ أَنواعٍ وَكُلُّ فُنونِ

Then why does the garden not see us in its market, where

Why then does the garden not show us at its market

All kinds and all arts are found?

Where all kinds and arts abound?

فَقُم نَتَّجِر فيها فَلَيسَت مُفيدَةٌ

فَقُم نَتَّجِر فيها فَلَيسَت مُفيدَةٌ

إِذا لَم تَكُن مَعمورَةً بِزُبونِ

إِذا لَم تَكُن مَعمورَةً بِزُبونِ

So rise, let us trade there, for it yields no profit

Come let us trade in it, for it is useless

If no customer frequents it.

If it is not populated with customers.