ما اسم ثلاثي جميل منظر

ما اسم ثلاثي جميل منظر

يبهج ابصار الورى بأنسه

يبهج ابصار الورى بأنسه

What three-letter name, lovely to behold,

What a beautiful triple name in appearance

delights the eyes of humankind with its charm?

That delights the eyes of creation with its joy

إذا عشقت طرده لم يبق زن

إذا عشقت طرده لم يبق زن

نفس عميد القلب غير عكسه

نفس عميد القلب غير عكسه

If you love its forward form, nothing remains—weigh

If you fell in love with its expulsion, no annoyance remained

the soul of one stricken at heart—save its reverse.

The soul of the heart does not reflect anything but it

مغرى بطول السير الا انه

مغرى بطول السير الا انه

يحثه للسير طبع نفسه

يحثه للسير طبع نفسه

Enamored of lengthy travel, yet

Tempting in the length of travel, however

its own nature urges it to travel.

Its nature urges it to travel

يسيء بالأخت على إحسانها

يسيء بالأخت على إحسانها

شتان بين جنسها وجنسه

شتان بين جنسها وجنسه

It wrongs its sister despite her kindness;

He does wrong by his sister despite her kindness

what a gulf between her kind and its own!

There is a big difference between her kind and his