وَفَوّارَةٍand a fountain فيin رَوضَةٍa garden مِثلِlike هالَةٍa halo
وَفَوّارَةٍ في رَوضَةٍ مِثلِ هالَةٍ
عَلىupon غُصُنٍa branch مِثلِlike اللجَينsilver قَدِalready اِعتَلىhad risen high
عَلى غُصُنٍ مِثلِ اللجَين قَدِ اِعتَلى
And a fountain in a garden, like a halo,
Upon a branch like silver that had risen high.
سَهِرناwe stayed awake عَلَيهاbeside it وَالنُجومُand the stars كَأَنَّهاas though they were
سَهِرنا عَلَيها وَالنُجومُ كَأَنَّها
أَقاحُdaisies رياضٍof gardens راقَdelighted فيin أَعيُنِthe eyes of المَلاthe gathering
أَقاحُ رياضٍ راقَ في أَعيُنِ المَلا
We kept vigil beside it, and the stars seemed like
Garden daisies, delighting the eyes of the gathering.
وَلَمّاand when تَدانىdrew near الفَجرُthe dawn خافَتit feared ذُبولَهُtheir withering
وَلَمّا تَدانى الفَجرُ خافَت ذُبولَهُ
فَساقَتso it sent لَهُto them السَلسالُlimpid water طَلّاlight rain وَوابِلاand a downpour
فَساقَت لَهُ السَلسالُ طَلّا وَوابِلا
And when dawn drew near, it feared their withering,
So it sent them limpid water, as drizzle and downpour.