أَيا وَرداً عَلى غُصنِ

أَيا وَرداً عَلى غُصنِ

بِكَرِّ اللَحظِ يَلقُطُهُ

بِكَرِّ اللَحظِ يَلقُطُهُ

O rose upon a branch,

Oh rose on the branch

That one plucks with repeated glances,

Plucked in the blink of an eye

وَرُمّاناً عَلى فَنَنٍ

وَرُمّاناً عَلى فَنَنٍ

يَكادُ المَشيُ يُسقِطُهُ

يَكادُ المَشيُ يُسقِطُهُ

And pomegranate upon a bough,

Oh pomegranate on the boughs

That walking nearly shakes loose.

Nearly dropped as one passes by

أَتى وَالبَدرُ يَحسُدُهُ

أَتى وَالبَدرُ يَحسُدُهُ

وَشَمسُ الدَجنِ تَغبِطُهُ

وَشَمسُ الدَجنِ تَغبِطُهُ

He came, while the full moon envied him,

The full moon is envious

And the sun of the clouded sky envied him.

The morning sun gratified

وَخَوفُ الناسِ يَقبِضُهُ

وَخَوفُ الناسِ يَقبِضُهُ

وَحُبُّ الوَصلِ يَبسُطُهُ

وَحُبُّ الوَصلِ يَبسُطُهُ

And fear of people holds him back,

People's fear makes one withdraw

And love of union emboldens him.

Love of union makes one spread wide