تَرَفَّعَت عَن نَدى الأَعماقِ وَاِنخَفَضَت

تَرَفَّعَت عَن نَدى الأَعماقِ وَاِنخَفَضَت

عَنِ المَعاطِشِ وَاِستَغنَت بِسُقياها

عَنِ المَعاطِشِ وَاِستَغنَت بِسُقياها

It rose above the moisture of the depths and lay lower

She rose above the dew of the depths and descended

than the parched places, and was self-sufficient through its own watering.

From the thirsty and became self-sufficient with her watering

فَاِعتَمَّ بِالطَلحِ وَالزَيتونِ أَسفَلَها

فَاِعتَمَّ بِالطَلحِ وَالزَيتونِ أَسفَلَها

وَمادَ بِالنَخلِ وَالرُمّانِ أَعلاها

وَمادَ بِالنَخلِ وَالرُمّانِ أَعلاها

So its lower reaches grew dense with acacias and olive trees,

The jujube and the olive shaded her lower half

and its upper reaches swayed with date palms and pomegranate trees.

And the palm and pomegranate extended her upper half

وَصارَ يَحسُدُهُ مَن كانَ يَعذِلُهُ

وَصارَ يَحسُدُهُ مَن كانَ يَعذِلُهُ

وَلائِمٌ لامَ فيها قَد تَمَنّاها

وَلائِمٌ لامَ فيها قَد تَمَنّاها

And whoever once reproached him came to envy him,

And he who used to spurn her now envies her

and a critic who had blamed him over it now longed for it.

A critic, whose criticism of her he now desires

أَبا مُعاوِيَةَ اِشكُر فَضلَ واهِبِها

أَبا مُعاوِيَةَ اِشكُر فَضلَ واهِبِها

وَكُلَّما جِئتَها فَاِعمُر مُصلّاها

وَكُلَّما جِئتَها فَاِعمُر مُصلّاها

O Abu Muawiyah, give thanks for its giver’s generosity,

O Abu Mu'awiyah, thank the Bountiful Giver

and whenever you visit it, keep its place of prayer in use.

And whenever you come to it, populate its mosque