أَرْسِلْ جِيَادَ النَّظَرْ

أَرْسِلْ جِيَادَ النَّظَرْ

حَدِّثْ عَنْ عَجَائِبْ

حَدِّثْ عَنْ عَجَائِبْ

Send forth the steeds of sight.

Send forth the steeds of thought,

Send forth the steeds of vision,

Tell of the wonders

Speak of the wonders

Speak of the marvels

زَمَانِ الرَّبِيعِ الْفَصْلِ الأَجْمَلْ

زَمَانِ الرَّبِيعِ الْفَصْلِ الأَجْمَلْ

وَاشْكُرْ ذَا الْمَوَاهِبْ

وَاشْكُرْ ذَا الْمَوَاهِبْ

Of springtime, the most beautiful season.

Of the beautiful spring season,

Of springtime, the most beautiful season,

And thank the Giver of gifts,

And thank the Giver of gifts—

And give thanks to the Bestower of gifts,

غَزِيرَ النَّدَى ذَا الْفَضْلِ الأَشْمَلْ

غَزِيرَ النَّدَى ذَا الْفَضْلِ الأَشْمَلْ

مُرْسِلَ السَّحَائِبْ

مُرْسِلَ السَّحَائِبْ

Rich in bounty, whose grace is all-embracing,

Abundant with dew, most generous—

Possessor of abundant bounty and all-encompassing grace,

The sender of clouds

Who sends the clouds

The Sender of the clouds,

تُعِيرُ الْجَدِيبَ زِيَّ مُخْضَلْ

تُعِيرُ الْجَدِيبَ زِيَّ مُخْضَلْ

نَبِّهْ جَفْنَ الأَفْكَارْ

نَبِّهْ جَفْنَ الأَفْكَارْ

That lend the barren land a lush, moist robe.

Adorning the barren land in green attire.

Lending the barren earth a lush, dew-drenched garb.

Rouse the eyelid of thought,

Awaken the eyelids of ideas,

Awaken the eyelids of thought,

وَاقْدَحْ بِالْحِجَا زَنْدَ الرَّوِيَّهْ

وَاقْدَحْ بِالْحِجَا زَنْدَ الرَّوِيَّهْ

وَاقْطِفْ نَوْرَ الأَشْجَارْ

وَاقْطِفْ نَوْرَ الأَشْجَارْ

And with reason strike sparks from reflection's firestick.

And strike with enthusiasm the flint of imagination.

And strike with intellect the flint of deep reflection,

And pluck the blossoms of trees,

Pluck the light of trees,

And pluck the blossoms of the trees,

وَوَحِّدْ بِهِ رَبَّ الْبَرِيَّهْ

وَوَحِّدْ بِهِ رَبَّ الْبَرِيَّهْ

صُنْعُ ذِي الْجَلاَلِ

صُنْعُ ذِي الْجَلاَلِ

And through this affirm the oneness of creation's Lord.

And unify with it the Lord of creation—

And thereby affirm the Oneness of the Lord of creation.

The handiwork of the Lord of Majesty

The work of the Majestic One.

The handiwork of the Lord of Majesty,

تَعَالَى يُنَبِّهُ الْمُحِقَّا

تَعَالَى يُنَبِّهُ الْمُحِقَّا

جِيدُ الرَّوْضِ حَالِي

جِيدُ الرَّوْضِ حَالِي

—exalted is He—awakens the upholder of truth.

Exalted, He alerts the certain

Exalted is He, awakens the seeker of truth.

The garden's neck is adorned,

The meadow is delighted,

The neck of the garden is beautifully adorned,

وَقُضْبُ الرُّبَى طُوِّقْنَ طَوْقَا

وَقُضْبُ الرُّبَى طُوِّقْنَ طَوْقَا

مَنْ يَلْحَظْ بِحَالِ

مَنْ يَلْحَظْ بِحَالِ

And the hillocks' boughs are decked with necklaces.

And the gazelles of the prairie adorned with necklaces—

And the branches of the hills are ringed with floral collars.

Whoever looks, in any state,

Who observes this state

Whoever fixes his gaze upon the state

سِوَى رَبِّنَا ذِي الْخَلْقِ يَشْقَى

سِوَى رَبِّنَا ذِي الْخَلْقِ يَشْقَى

فَمَا زَالَ يَخْتَارْ

فَمَا زَالَ يَخْتَارْ

To any but our Lord, the Creator, is wretched.

Other than our Lord, the Creator, is wretched.

Of any but our Lord, the Creator, shall suffer.

For He has never ceased to choose,

Yet He continues to choose

For He never ceases to choose,

بِلاَ عِلَّةٍ وَلاَ سَجِيَّهْ

بِلاَ عِلَّةٍ وَلاَ سَجِيَّهْ

حَفَّ عَذْبُ الأَنْهَارْ

حَفَّ عَذْبُ الأَنْهَارْ

Without cause or innate disposition.

Without reason or incentive.

Without external motive or constrained nature.

He fringed the rivers' sweet waters

The fresh rivers have encompassed

The sweet rivers are bordered

بِخُضْرِ الْبُسْطِ السُّنْدُسِيَّهْ

بِخُضْرِ الْبُسْطِ السُّنْدُسِيَّهْ

وَمَدَّ الْقَطَائِفْ

وَمَدَّ الْقَطَائِفْ

With green carpets of fine silk,

The green expanse of velvet,

By green carpets of silken brocade,

And spread out velvet coverlets,

And the views stretched forth

And He has spread out velvet meadows,

مِنْ نَشْرِ الْحَيَا نُمِّقْنَ نَوْرَا

مِنْ نَشْرِ الْحَيَا نُمِّقْنَ نَوْرَا

حُفَّتْ بِاللَّطَائِفْ

حُفَّتْ بِاللَّطَائِفْ

From rain's spreading, embroidered with blossoms.

From the spreading of life, illuminated brightly,

Embellished with blossoms from the spreading rain,

They are surrounded by delicate beauties,

Enveloped with subtleties.

Surrounded by subtle graces,

وَقَدْ نَمْنَمَتْ نَجْداً وَغَوْرَا

وَقَدْ نَمْنَمَتْ نَجْداً وَغَوْرَا

زُرْ تِلْكَ الْمَقَاطِفْ

زُرْ تِلْكَ الْمَقَاطِفْ

And have embroidered upland and lowland.

They have flourished in plateau and valley alike.

They have ornamented the highlands and the lowlands.

Visit those gardens,

Visit those sights,

Visit those blooming fields of gathering,

وَلاَ تَصْطَلِي لِلْغَمِّ جَمْرَا

وَلاَ تَصْطَلِي لِلْغَمِّ جَمْرَا

وَشِمْ بَرْقَ إِنْذَارْ

وَشِمْ بَرْقَ إِنْذَارْ

And do not warm yourself at sorrow's embers.

And do not carry the embers of worry.

And do not roast in the embers of grief.

And watch for the lightning of warning,

Inhale the lightning of warning,

And watch for the lightning of warning,

وَاذْكُرْ إِنْ تَضِقْ فَتْكَ الْمَنِيَّهْ

وَاذْكُرْ إِنْ تَضِقْ فَتْكَ الْمَنِيَّهْ

وَاقْرَعْ بَابَ الأَنْوَارْ

وَاقْرَعْ بَابَ الأَنْوَارْ

And remember, if you are distressed, death's assault.

And remember, if hardship constricts your being,

And remember, should distress grip you, the sudden strike of death.

And knock at the door of lights,

Knock on the door of light

And knock upon the door of lights,

بِالصَّلاَةِ عَنْ شَمْسِ الْبَرِيَّهْ

بِالصَّلاَةِ عَنْ شَمْسِ الْبَرِيَّهْ

With prayers for the sun of creation.

With prayer to the sun of creation.

With prayers upon the Sun of creation.