إِذا نَحنُ حُكنا الشِعرَ فيكَ تَسَهَّلَت

إِذا نَحنُ حُكنا الشِعرَ فيكَ تَسَهَّلَت

عَلَينا مَعانيهِ وَدانَ صِعابُها

عَلَينا مَعانيهِ وَدانَ صِعابُها

When we weave poetry about you, made easy

When we compose poetry about you, its meanings come easily to us

For us are its meanings, and their difficulties yield.

And its difficulties become tractable.

فَما اِنتَظَمَت إِلّا عَلَيكَ عُقودُها

فَما اِنتَظَمَت إِلّا عَلَيكَ عُقودُها

وَلا اِنتَشَرَت إِلّا عَلَيكَ ثِيابُها

وَلا اِنتَشَرَت إِلّا عَلَيكَ ثِيابُها

For their necklaces are strung upon you alone,

Its verses fall into place only because of you,

And their garments are spread over you alone.

And its garb spreads out only over you.