للفيجةfor al-Fijah الغناءverdant عينa spring لمdid not تزلcease
للفيجة الغناء عين لم تزل
فيهاthere تطاردناpursue us المنىwishes ونطاردand we pursue
فيها تطاردنا المنى ونطارد
Verdant al-Fijah has a spring; ceaselessly,
The spring has an eye that will not cease
Wishes pursue us there, and we pursue them.
In it, wishes chase us and we chase
لاnot نرعويwe desist فيهاthere لقولat the words of مفندa faultfinder
لا نرعوي فيها لقول مفند
ولناand we have علىfor دفعwarding off الملامةblame شاهدproof
ولنا على دفع الملامة شاهد
There we are not deterred by a faultfinder’s words,
We do not graze in it a hollow word
And we have proof to ward off blame:
And we have, to fend off blame, a witness
فالكنزfor treasure يطلبis sought بالعناءthrough toil وهذهand this
فالكنز يطلب بالعناء وهذه
كنزa treasure تسيلflows منof لجينsilver باردcold
كنز تسيل من لجين بارد
For treasure is sought through toil, and this is
For treasure is sought with toil, yet this
A treasure flowing with cold silver.
Is treasure pouring from a cool jar