ياOh رعىmay He cherish اللهGod بالشواطيby the shores زماناًa time
يا رعى الله بالشواطي زماناً
فيهin it عيشlife المحبthe lover غضfresh رغيدpleasant and comfortable
فيه عيش المحب غض رغيد
Oh, may God cherish those days by the shores,
O shepherd of the plains long ago
When the lover's life was fresh and pleasant,
Where a lover's life was soft and blissful
تجتليbeholds العينthe eye فيهin it بدرa full moon جمالbeauty
تجتلي العين فيه بدر جمال
طالعfortune الصبthe lovesick lover فيin هواهhis love سعيدfortunate
طالع الصب في هواه سعيد
When the eye beheld a full moon of beauty,
The eye sees in it a full moon of beauty
And the lovesick lover enjoyed good fortune in his love.
The dawn rises in its love happy