لِرَبيعٍfor spring جَنّاتٌgardens زَهَتِbloomed
لِرَبيعٍ جَنّاتٌ زَهَتِ
كُلٌّeveryone لِحِسانِهاfor their beauties ذوpossessing مِقَةِaffection
كُلٌّ لِحِسانِها ذو مِقَةِ
For spring, gardens have bloomed;
All bear affection for their beauties.
شُمناهاwe beheld them آصالاًin late afternoons فِتَناًenchantments
شُمناها آصالاً فِتَناً
آصالاًlate afternoons فيهاin them قَدindeed صَفَتِgrew serene
آصالاً فيها قَد صَفَتِ
We beheld them in late afternoons, bewitching—
Late afternoons in which they had grown serene.
فيin رَونَقِهاtheir splendor فيin زُخرُفِهاtheir adornment
في رَونَقِها في زُخرُفِها
فيماin what هُوَit مُزرٍputting others to shame قَدindeed سَبَتِcaptivated
فيما هُوَ مُزرٍ قَد سَبَتِ
In their splendor, in their adornment,
In what puts others to shame, they have captivated.
فَضّاحُone who puts to shame بَديعِthe marvel of مَحاسِنِهاtheir beauties
فَضّاحُ بَديعِ مَحاسِنِها
مِصباحُa lamp أَشِعَّةِrays ماnot خَبَتِfaded
مِصباحُ أَشِعَّةِ ما خَبَتِ
Outshining the marvel of their beauties,
A lamp whose rays have not faded,
فَتّانُbewitcher of حُلِيِّthe ornaments of بَدائِعِهاtheir wonders
فَتّانُ حُلِيِّ بَدائِعِها
لَألاءِradiance لِآلِئِpearls قَدindeed هَدَتِguided
لَألاءِ لِآلِئِ قَد هَدَتِ
Bewitcher of the ornaments of their wonders,
The radiance of pearls that have shown the way.
ياO مُخجِلَهاyou who shame them المُزريthe one who outshines حَسَناًin beauty
يا مُخجِلَها المُزري حَسَناً
آلُthe inhabitants of الدارَينِthe two abodes لَكَfor you اِشتَهَتِyearned
آلُ الدارَينِ لَكَ اِشتَهَتِ
O you who shame them, outshining them in beauty,
The inhabitants of the two abodes have longed for you.
ياO سالِبَهاyou who despoil them السابيthe captivator عَجَباًwondrously
يا سالِبَها السابي عَجَباً
غاياتُutmost limits إِلَيكَto you لَهاbelonging to them اِنتَهِتِreached their end
غاياتُ إِلَيكَ لَها اِنتَهِتِ
O you who despoil them, wondrously captivating,
Their utmost limits have found their end in you.
قَدindeed لُحنَappeared رُباكَyour hills فَكُنَّand so they became دُمىًstatues
قَد لُحنَ رُباكَ فَكُنَّ دُمىً
قَدindeed هِمنَbecame enamored بِهِنَّof them دُمىًstatues هَوَتِfell
قَد هِمنَ بِهِنَّ دُمىً هَوَتِ
Your hills have appeared and become statues;
Statues have become enamored of them and fallen.
عَرفُfragrance السُحراتِthe predawn hours شَذاspread fragrance طَفَلاًat dusk
عَرفُ السُحراتِ شَذا طَفَلاً
عَرفُfragrance البُكراتِthe early mornings بِهِwith it شَذَتِgrew fragrant
عَرفُ البُكراتِ بِهِ شَذَتِ
The fragrance of predawn hours spread its scent at dusk;
The fragrance of early mornings grew fragrant with it.
لِأَريضَةِfor a fertile tract غَضَّةِlush أَكثِبَةٌdunes
لِأَريضَةِ غَضَّةِ أَكثِبَةٌ
عَمريby my life بِفَقاعِسِهاwith its lions اِنتَشَتِgrew intoxicated
عَمري بِفَقاعِسِها اِنتَشَتِ
A lush, fertile tract has dunes;
By my life, they grew intoxicated with its lions.