وَقَفنا نُجيلُ الرأيَ في ساكني الغضا

وَقَفنا نُجيلُ الرأيَ في ساكني الغضا

وجَمرُ الغضا بينَ الضُلوعِ يجولُ

وجَمرُ الغضا بينَ الضُلوعِ يجولُ

And we stood, pondering those dwelling among the ghada trees,

We stood revealing thoughts to dwellers in the meadow,

while ghada embers roamed between our ribs.

While embers of passion wandered through our ribs.

نَشيمُ بأرض الشامِ بَرقاً كأنَّهُ

نَشيمُ بأرض الشامِ بَرقاً كأنَّهُ

عقودٌ نِضادٌ ما لهُنَّ فُصولُ

عقودٌ نِضادٌ ما لهُنَّ فُصولُ

We watched lightning in the land of al-Sham, as though it were

We lived in Syria where lightnings were like

necklaces stacked in tiers, with no gaps between them.

Necklaces of brilliant jewels that knew no Autumn.