وحديقة واصلت خلوتها

وحديقة واصلت خلوتها

ما بين مغتبق ومصطبح

ما بين مغتبق ومصطبح

And a garden whose seclusion I frequented,

A garden continued its solitude

between an evening draught and a morning draught.

Between late dusk and early dusk

فإذا أخذت بظلِّها قدحاً

فإذا أخذت بظلِّها قدحاً

غنت حمائمها على قدحي

غنت حمائمها على قدحي

So whenever I took a cup in its shade,

So when I took a cup of its shade

its doves sang over my cup.

Its doves sang upon my cup