ألَمْhas … not? يسكُبِpoured out الرَّوْضُthe garden أحلامَهُits dreams
ألَمْ يسكُبِ الرَّوْضُ أحلامَهُ
ويَهْديand offers إليكِto you رحيقَnectar of الزُّهُورthe flowers
ويَهْدي إليكِ رحيقَ الزُّهُور
Has the garden not poured out its dreams
Did not the garden pour out its dreams
And offered you the nectar of flowers?
And offer you the scent of flowers?
وتَشْدوand sing الغُصونthe branches لُحونَmelodies of الهَوىlove
وتَشْدو الغُصون لُحونَ الهَوى
تُناجيwhisper to الحَمامَthe doves وتُشْجيand move to wistfulness الطُّيورthe birds
تُناجي الحَمامَ وتُشْجي الطُّيور
And the branches sing melodies of love,
Do not the branches sing love's tunes
Whispering to the doves and moving the birds to wistfulness,
Conversing with the doves, inciting birds?
وأنتِwhile you تَطوفينَyou circle منfrom حَوْلهaround it
وأنتِ تَطوفينَ من حَوْله
تَمُدِّينَyou sustain أنْفاسَهُits breaths بالعُطورwith perfumes
تَمُدِّينَ أنْفاسَهُ بالعُطور
While you circle around it,
And you go round about it
Sustaining its breaths with perfumes,
Sweetening its breaths with fragrance,
وتُلقينَand you cast فيinto راحَتيْهِits two palms الضُّحىmorning light
وتُلقينَ في راحَتيْهِ الضُّحى
وإنَّand even if أظْلَمَgrows dark اللَّيْلُthe night شَلالa waterfall of نُورlight
وإنَّ أظْلَمَ اللَّيْلُ شَلال نُور
And casting morning light into its palms,
Casting morning's radiance into its palm.
And, even if night grows dark, a waterfall of light.
When the dark night is but a cascade of light.