هلdo ...? تذكرونyou remember منازلاًdwellings بالأجبلamong the mountains
هل تذكرون منازلاً بالأجبل
ومنازهاand pleasure grounds حفتlined بشطيalong both banks of شنلthe Genil
ومنازها حفت بشطي شنل
Do you remember dwellings among the mountains,
Do you remember the houses in the mountains
and pleasure grounds lining both banks of the Genil,
And their terraces wrapped in cloaks
ومشاهداًand scenes ومعاهداًand familiar haunts ومناظراًand vistas
ومشاهداً ومعاهداً ومناظراً
للقاصراتfor the faltering ones (sense uncertain) اليعملاتthe swift she-camels الذبلthe lean ones
للقاصرات اليعملات الذبل
and scenes, familiar haunts, and vistas
And the scenes and covenants and views
for the faltering, lean, swift she-camels,
For the young virgins working diligently
حيثwhere الرياضthe gardens تفتحتopened أزهارهاtheir flowers
حيث الرياض تفتحت أزهارها
فشممتso I smelled أذكىmore fragrant منthan أريجthe fragrance of المندلaloeswood
فشممت أذكى من أريج المندل
where the gardens' flowers opened,
Where the gardens opened their flowers
so I breathed a fragrance richer than the scent of aloeswood,
I smelled more fragrant than jasmine bundles
والطيرand the birds تشدوsing مفصحاتexpressing clearly بالغناin song
والطير تشدو مفصحات بالغنا
فوقabove الغصونthe boughs الناعماتthe tender ones الميلthe swaying ones
فوق الغصون الناعمات الميل
and the birds sing, eloquent in song,
And the birds sing eloquently
above the tender, swaying boughs?
Above the gentle leaning branches
فتثيرso they stir up للمشتاقin the one who yearns داءa malady كامناًhidden
فتثير للمشتاق داء كامناً
وتذيلand humble صائنone who guards دمعهhis tears المتهللflowing
وتذيل صائن دمعه المتهلل
They stir a hidden malady in the one who yearns,
Stirring up latent desire in the longing one
and humble him who guards his flowing tears.
And trailing his falling teary eyes