فيin جَنَّةِthe paradise الدُنياof this world جَذَلjoy
في جَنَّةِ الدُنيا جَذَل
ذَرleave ذاthis عَويلَwailing عَلىover طَلَلa ruined dwelling
ذَر ذا عَويلَ عَلى طَلَل
In the world's paradise is joy.
Leave this wailing over a ruined dwelling.
نورٌblossoms نَدِيٌّdewy نافِعٌbeneficial
نورٌ نَدِيٌّ نافِعٌ
سَحَراًbefore dawn نَسيمُa breeze عَلىover بَلَلmoisture
سَحَراً نَسيمُ عَلى بَلَل
Dewy, beneficent blossoms;
Before dawn, a breeze over moisture.
طَلَلٌa ruin عَلىupon خُضرِgreen الرُباthe hills
طَلَلٌ عَلى خُضرِ الرُبا
مُخضَلَّةٌdrenched ذيthese مِنfrom طِلَلdewdrops
مُخضَلَّةٌ ذي مِن طِلَل
A ruin upon the green hills;
These are drenched with dew.
الطَيرُthe birds ناجَتcommuned with رَبَّهاtheir Lord
الطَيرُ ناجَت رَبَّها
خُمُلُlanguid الأَصائِلِthe late afternoons فيin عِلَلailments
خُمُلُ الأَصائِلِ في عِلَل
The birds communed with their Lord,
Languid at dusk, beset with ailments.
كَأسٌa winecup مُرَوَّقَةٌfiltered صَفَتhas cleared
كَأسٌ مُرَوَّقَةٌ صَفَت
راقَتit pleased بِهاwith it مِثليone like me ثَمِلgrew drunk
راقَت بِها مِثلي ثَمِل
A cup of filtered wine has cleared;
It pleased; with it, one like me grew drunk.
فَتّانُbewitching ساقيهاits cupbearer رَشاًa gazelle fawn
فَتّانُ ساقيها رَشاً
سابٍcaptivating هِلالٌa crescent moon فيin الحُلَلthe robes
سابٍ هِلالٌ في الحُلَل
Its cupbearer is a bewitching gazelle fawn,
A captivating crescent moon in robes.
وَجَناتُهُhis cheeks وَرداتُroses فيin
وَجَناتُهُ وَرداتُ في
جَنّاتِgardens تُجنىare plucked بِالقُبَلwith kisses
جَنّاتِ تُجنى بِالقُبَل
His cheeks are roses in
Gardens, plucked with kisses.
غَنَّتsang قِيانٌslave songstresses بَينَناamong us
غَنَّت قِيانٌ بَينَنا
ذُقناwe tasted أَطايِبَthe choicest مِنof أُكُلfood
ذُقنا أَطايِبَ مِن أُكُل
Slave songstresses sang among us;
We tasted the choicest of foods.
الوَقتُthe time صافٍclear رائِقٌserene
الوَقتُ صافٍ رائِقٌ
كُلٌّeveryone بِهِin it نالَattained الأَمَلthe hope
كُلٌّ بِهِ نالَ الأَمَل
The moment is clear and serene;
In it, everyone attained his hope.
طوبىbliss! زَهٍbravo! بَخsplendid! حَبَّذاhow delightful!
طوبى زَهٍ بَخ حَبَّذا
بِسِواهُwith anything other than it ماnot ضُرِبَwas set forth المَثَلthe example
بِسِواهُ ما ضُرِبَ المَثَل
Bliss! Bravo! Splendid! How delightful!
Nothing else was held up as an example.