وَبَرَكَةٍ مُترَعَةَ الأَرجاءِ

وَبَرَكَةٍ مُترَعَةَ الأَرجاءِ

فارِغَةً مِن سُبُلِ الأَنواءِ

فارِغَةً مِن سُبُلِ الأَنواءِ

And a pool brimming to its edges,

With blessings spread across horizons

devoid of the downpours of rain-bearing stars,

Empty of the paths of sighs,

يَغسِلُ فيها حُلَّةَ الظُلَماءِ

يَغسِلُ فيها حُلَّةَ الظُلَماءِ

أَقامَت النارَ مَقامَ الماءِ

أَقامَت النارَ مَقامَ الماءِ

within which one washes the robe of darkness:

It washes away the garb of darkness,

it has set fire in the place of water.

The fire taking the place of water.

نارٌ كَوَجهِ غادَةٍ حَسناءَ

نارٌ كَوَجهِ غادَةٍ حَسناءَ

تَرقُصُ في مَبدَعَةٍ صَفراءِ

تَرقُصُ في مَبدَعَةٍ صَفراءِ

A fire like the face of a beautiful, graceful maiden

A fire like the face of a beautiful maiden

dances in a finely fashioned yellow vessel.

Dancing in splendid yellow,

وَالجَمرُ في حُلَّتِهِ الحَمراءُ

وَالجَمرُ في حُلَّتِهِ الحَمراءُ

مِثلَ بَنانٍ عُلَّ بِالحِنّاءِ

مِثلَ بَنانٍ عُلَّ بِالحِنّاءِ

And the embers in their red robe

And embers in their crimson attire

are like fingers steeped in henna,

Like fingers dyed with henna.

وَأَسهُمٌ تُصبَغُ بِالدِماءِ

وَأَسهُمٌ تُصبَغُ بِالدِماءِ

فَهاكَها رَيحانَةَ الشِتاءِ

فَهاكَها رَيحانَةَ الشِتاءِ

and arrows dyed with blood.

And arrows dyed with blood,

So take it, winter's basil,

So take this winter’s basil,

وَإِشرَب عَلَيها حَلَبَ الصَهباءَ

وَإِشرَب عَلَيها حَلَبَ الصَهباءَ

فَشُربِ صَهباءَ عَلى صَفراءِ

فَشُربِ صَهباءَ عَلى صَفراءِ

and over it drink the milk of tawny wine;

And drink upon it the milk of grayness.

for drinking tawny wine over a yellow vessel

Drink whiteness upon yellowness,

يَطرُفُ عَينُ البُؤسِ وَالضِراءِ

يَطرُفُ عَينُ البُؤسِ وَالضِراءِ

strikes the eye of misery and adversity.

Delighting the eye of woe and misery.