هاتِهاbring it كالتِبرِlike raw gold خُفَّتwas lightened بِاللآليwith pearls
هاتِها كالتِبرِ خُفَّت بِاللآلي
وَاِمزُجِand mingle الأَيامَthe days مِنهاfrom it بِاللَياليwith the nights
وَاِمزُجِ الأَيامَ مِنها بِاللَيالي
Bring it, like raw gold, lightened with pearls;
She came like scattered pearls
And mingle its days with nights.
I mix the days with nights because of her
بَينَamong أَغصانِbranches دَوانِlow-hanging وَقَفَتstood
بَينَ أَغصانِ دَوانِ وَقَفَت
تَطلُبُseeks الغُفرانَforgiveness مِنfrom مَولىLord المَوالthe lords
تَطلُبُ الغُفرانَ مِن مَولى المَوال
Among low-hanging branches that stood,
Between the branches of a nearby tree she stood
Seeking forgiveness from the Lord of lords;
Seeking forgiveness from the Master of all
وَدَوالٍand vines باسِطاتstretching out كَفِّهاtheir palm
وَدَوالٍ باسِطات كَفِّها
تَخطُبُseeks الصِهرَkinship by marriage إِلىwith بِنتِdaughter الدَواليthe vines
تَخطُبُ الصِهرَ إِلى بِنتِ الدَوالي
And vines stretching out their palms,
With outstretched palms begging
Seeking marriage with the daughter of the vines;
Asking for marriage into the family of nobility
وَأَغانٍand songs وَمَغانٍand haunts حَولَناaround us
وَأَغانٍ وَمَغانٍ حَولَنا
تَبذُلُoffers freely المَطلوبَwhat is sought مِنfrom قَبلِbefore السؤالِthe request
تَبذُلُ المَطلوبَ مِن قَبلِ السؤالِ
And songs and haunts around us,
Songs and music all around us
Offering what is sought before it is asked for;
Giving what is desired before being asked
وَجِنانٍand a garden حافِلٍlush حَفَّتsurrounded بِهِaround it
وَجِنانٍ حافِلٍ حَفَّت بِهِ
جَنَّتانِtwo gardens عَنon يَمينٍthe right وَشِمالِand the left
جَنَّتانِ عَن يَمينٍ وَشِمالِ
And a lush garden, flanked
Filled gardens surround us
By two gardens, on the right and left.
Paradise to the right and to the left