أرى الباقلاءَ الباقل اللَّون لابساً

أرى الباقلاءَ الباقل اللَّون لابساً

برودَ سماءٍ مِن سحائبها غُذي

برودَ سماءٍ مِن سحائبها غُذي

I see the broad bean, verdant in hue, clad

I see the broad bean, green in hue, wearing

I see the green beans wearing

in robes bestowed by a sky whose clouds nourished it.

robes of a sky whose clouds have nourished it.

The dew of clouds that nourished them.

ترى نَورَهُ يلتاحُ في ورقاتهِ

ترى نَورَهُ يلتاحُ في ورقاتهِ

كبُلق جيادٍ في جِلال زُمرُّذِ

كبُلق جيادٍ في جِلال زُمرُّذِ

You see its blossoms gleaming among its leaves,

You see its blossoms gleaming among its leaves,

You see their light playing on their leaves

like piebald steeds in emerald caparisons.

like piebald steeds in emerald caparisons.

Like the sheen of steeds in purple cloth.