الروضُthe garden طَلْقٌbright and cheerful والنسيمُand the breeze مُهَيْنمٌsoftly murmuring
الروضُ طَلْقٌ والنسيمُ مُهَيْنمٌ
والزهرُand the blossoms بادvisible والربيعُand spring مُنَمْنَمُfinely patterned
والزهرُ باد والربيعُ مُنَمْنَمُ
The garden smiles, and the breeze murmurs softly.
The meadow is bare and the breeze gentle,
And the blossoms show, and spring is finely patterned.
The flowers waver and spring breathes softly,
والماءُand the water فُضّيّsilvery تقلقلُquiver تحتَهbeneath it
والماءُ فُضّيّ تقلقلُ تحتَه
حَصْباؤهits pebbles والجوُّand the sky صافclear منجمstar-studded
حَصْباؤه والجوُّ صاف منجم
And the water is silvery; beneath it quiver
The water shimmers as it murmurs below,
its pebbles, and the sky is clear and star-studded.
Its pebbles, and the sky - clear, starry.
والطيرُand the birds غرّدَsang فيamong الغصونِthe branches مرجّعاًechoing in song
والطيرُ غرّدَ في الغصونِ مرجّعاً
أخبارthe tales of منthose whom قتلhas slain الهوىpassionate love المتحكمtyrannical
أخبار من قتل الهوى المتحكم
And the birds sang among the branches, echoing
The birds twitter in the branches returning
the tales of those whom tyrannical love has slain.
News of those slain by love's pitiless reign,
والدَوحُand the great trees يرفُلُstrut فيin مطارفmantles سُنْدُسٍfine silk
والدَوحُ يرفُلُ في مطارف سُنْدُسٍ
وجيوبُهand their bosoms بشذاwith the fragrance of الأزاهرِthe blossoms تُفعَمُare filled
وجيوبُه بشذا الأزاهرِ تُفعَمُ
And the great trees strut in mantles of fine silk,
The stream meanders by beds of lilies,
and their bosoms brim with the fragrance of blossoms.
Its banks redolent with fragrant blossoms.
وعلىand on الأراكِthe arak tree حمامةٌa dove ورْقاءٌgray قَدْhas
وعلى الأراكِ حمامةٌ ورْقاءٌ قَدْ
قامتrisen بمكتومto what is concealed الغرامpassionate love تُتَرجمُgives voice
قامت بمكتوم الغرام تُتَرجمُ
And on the arak tree a gray dove has
On the trellis, a turtledove - gray,
risen to give voice to concealed passion.
Bemoans forbidden love's sorrowful pain,
والأُنْسُand companionship دانٍnear الحدائقُthe gardens تزدهىdisplay their splendor
والأُنْسُ دانٍ الحدائقُ تزدهى
ولناand we have حديثconversation كاللآلئlike pearls يُنْظَمُis strung together
ولنا حديث كاللآلئ يُنْظَمُ
And companionship is near; the gardens display their splendor.
Companionship is ours, the gardens in bloom,
And our conversation is strung together like pearls.
Our talk like necklaces strung, rhyme by rhyme.
واغنمand seize لذاذةَthe delight of يومناour day بغضارةٍin richness
واغنم لذاذةَ يومنا بغضارةٍ
منof عيشهits life فهوfor it is الزَّمانthe time المُنْعِمُbestowing bounty
من عيشه فهو الزَّمان المُنْعِمُ
And seize the delight of our day in the richness
So relish the joys of our day in its freshness,
of its life, for it is the time that bestows bounty.
For such is the blessed, beautiful time.