يا حبذا النيلوفر الطالع

يا حبذا النيلوفر الطالع

ومجتلاه الناضر الناصع

ومجتلاه الناضر الناصع

How lovely is the rising water lily,

Oh, how lovely the blossoming water lily,

Oh how lovely the water lily raised up

and its fresh, radiant place of display!

And its fresh, radiant appearance!

And its blossoming bud shining radiantly

كأنه محزنةٌ من مهاً

كأنه محزنةٌ من مهاً

في وسطها زمرد ساطع

في وسطها زمرد ساطع

As though it were a sorrow-causing doe among the oryx,

As though it were a [term unclear] of rock crystal,

As if it were a crystal vase filled with mist

with a gleaming emerald in her midst,

With a gleaming emerald at its center,

In its midst an illuminating emerald

وحوله ألسنةٌ ستةٌ

وحوله ألسنةٌ ستةٌ

من فضةٍ أتقنها صانع

من فضةٍ أتقنها صانع

and around it are six tongues

And around it six tongues

And around it six tongues

of silver, perfected by a craftsman.

Of silver, perfected by a craftsman.

Of silver perfectly crafted by a maker

كل لسانٍ أبيضٌ ناصعٌ

كل لسانٍ أبيضٌ ناصعٌ

والطرف منه أصفرٌ فاقع

والطرف منه أصفرٌ فاقع

Each tongue is pure, brilliant white,

Each tongue is pure white,

Each bright white tongue

and its tip is a vivid yellow.

And its tip is a vivid yellow.

With a tip of blazing yellow

قام على خضراء من سوقه

قام على خضراء من سوقه

فكل إبريق له راكع

فكل إبريق له راكع

It rises upon one green stalk of its own,

It stands upright on one of its green stalks,

It stands on a green stem from its stalk

so every ewer bows before it—

So every ewer bows before it,

And each calyx bows down before it

ركوع أملاك الورى للذي

ركوع أملاك الورى للذي

نداه دان والحيا شاسع

نداه دان والحيا شاسع

as the kings of humankind bow to him

As the kings of humankind bow to the one

The bowing of angels over the one

whose bounty is near when rain is far away:

Whose bounty is near, though the rain is far away.

Whose call encompassed both the near and distant

ذاك ابن عبادٍ سليل العلى

ذاك ابن عبادٍ سليل العلى

الحاجب المرتفع الرافع

الحاجب المرتفع الرافع

that is Ibn ʿAbbād, scion of nobility,

That is Ibn ʿAbbād, scion of greatness,

That is the son of righteous servants, of noble lineage

the exalted chamberlain who raises others high.

The exalted chamberlain who raises others high.

Of lofty and exalted prestige

دام دوام الدهر في عزةٍ

دام دوام الدهر في عزةٍ

تبقى ويبقى الحاسد الخاضع

تبقى ويبقى الحاسد الخاضع

May he endure as long as time, in glory

May he endure as long as time, in glory

May his glory last for all time

that endures, while the envier remains humbled.

That endures, and may the envier remain humbled.

Remaining as the envious bow down submissively