وَأَصفَرَ يَهوي مِن ذُؤابَةِ أَخضَرَ

وَأَصفَرَ يَهوي مِن ذُؤابَةِ أَخضَرَ

كَما اِنقَضَّ نَجمٌ في الدُجَنَّةِ ثاقِبُ

كَما اِنقَضَّ نَجمٌ في الدُجَنَّةِ ثاقِبُ

And a yellow one falling from a green one's crown,

Yellow it plunges from green canopy

as a brilliant star plunged through the darkness.

As a shining star fell in the deep night

لَهُ شُعَبٌ تَهوي عَلى سَرَواتِهِ

لَهُ شُعَبٌ تَهوي عَلى سَرَواتِهِ

كَمِثلِ بَنانِ الكَفِّ يَلويهِ حاسِبُ

كَمِثلِ بَنانِ الكَفِّ يَلويهِ حاسِبُ

It has branches drooping over its upper parts,

It has branches plunging over its trunks

like fingers of a hand bent by one who counts.

Like clasped fingers twisting round the palm

فَناوَلَنيهِ ذو دَلالٍ كَأَنَّما

فَناوَلَنيهِ ذو دَلالٍ كَأَنَّما

لَهُ الشَمسُ أُمٌّ وَالبُدورُ أَقارِبُ

لَهُ الشَمسُ أُمٌّ وَالبُدورُ أَقارِبُ

Then one full of charm handed it to me, as though

So he who had guided me proffered it, as though

the sun were his mother and the full moons his kin.

The sun was its mother, the full moons its kin,

فَأَصبَحَ مَشهورَ الجَمالِ مُشَهَّراً

فَأَصبَحَ مَشهورَ الجَمالِ مُشَهَّراً

لَهُ الحُسنُ خِدنٌ وَالمَلاحَةُ صاحِبُ

لَهُ الحُسنُ خِدنٌ وَالمَلاحَةُ صاحِبُ

So he became renowned for beauty, celebrated,

Thus it came into view, famed for its beauty, arrayed

with beauty his intimate friend and loveliness his companion.

Loveliness its bosom friend, charm its companion.