لَمّاwhen بَدَتshe appeared فَرَأَيتُهاand I saw her فيin صُفرَةٍyellow
لَمّا بَدَت فَرَأَيتُها في صُفرَةٍ
كَلِفَbecame enamored الفُؤادُthe heart بِكُلِّof every شَيءٍthing أَصفَرِyellow
كَلِفَ الفُؤادُ بِكُلِّ شَيءٍ أَصفَرِ
When she appeared and I saw her in yellow,
My heart fell in love with everything yellow.
وَتَشَرَّفَتand she looked out مِنfrom قَصرِهاher palace فَلَمَحتُهاso I glimpsed her
وَتَشَرَّفَت مِن قَصرِها فَلَمَحتُها
فَلَأُسأَلَنَّso I shall surely be questioned عَنِabout النَعيمِthe bliss الأَكبَرِthe greatest
فَلَأُسأَلَنَّ عَنِ النَعيمِ الأَكبَرِ
And she looked out from her palace, and I glimpsed her;
So I shall surely be questioned about the greatest bliss.
وَكَأَنَّand as though نُسوَتَهاher women الكَواعِبَthe full-bosomed ones حَولَهاaround her
وَكَأَنَّ نُسوَتَها الكَواعِبَ حَولَها
زُهرُbright الكَواكِبِthe stars حَولَaround بَدرٍa full moon أَزهَرِradiant
زُهرُ الكَواكِبِ حَولَ بَدرٍ أَزهَرِ
And her full-bosomed women around her seemed
Bright stars around a radiant full moon.
فَوَقَفتُso I stopped ثُمَّthen خَشيتُI feared نَظرَةَa glance كاشِحٍa foe
فَوَقَفتُ ثُمَّ خَشيتُ نَظرَةَ كاشِحٍ
فَرَجَعتُso I turned back مَفجوعاًbereft بِذاكَof that المَنظَرِthe sight
فَرَجَعتُ مَفجوعاً بِذاكَ المَنظَرِ
So I stopped, then feared an enemy's glance,
So I turned back, bereft of that sight.
وَسَكَنتُمُand you settled مِنin بَطنِthe valley of دِجلَةَthe Tigris مَنظَراًa scenic spot
وَسَكَنتُمُ مِن بَطنِ دِجلَةَ مَنظَراً
أَنِقَlovely المَرابِعِthe grounds طَيِّبَpleasant المُتَنَظَّرِthe view
أَنِقَ المَرابِعِ طَيِّبَ المُتَنَظَّرِ
And you have settled in a scenic spot in the Tigris valley,
With lovely grounds and a delightful view.
وَكَأَنَّand as though دِجلَةَthe Tigris مُذsince حَلَلتُمyou settled قُربَهاnear it
وَكَأَنَّ دِجلَةَ مُذ حَلَلتُم قُربَها
تَجريit flows لِساكِنِهاfor its dweller بِماءِwith the water of الكَوثَرِal-Kawthar
تَجري لِساكِنِها بِماءِ الكَوثَرِ
And since you settled near it, the Tigris seems
To flow for its inhabitants with the waters of al-Kawthar.