1. مَراضيعٌ من الريحانِ تُسْقَى

    سقيطَ الطَّلِّ أو دَرَّ العِهادِ

    Nurslings of basil are watered

    with drops of dew or the milk of recurring rains.

  2. ملابسُهُنَّ خُضْرٌ مشبعاتٌ

    ضربنَ بلونهنَّ إِلى السوادِ

    Their garments are a deep, rich green,

    their color verging upon black.

  3. إِذا ذَرَّتْ عليها المِسْكَ ريحٌ

    رَخَاءٌ نفَّضَتْه يَدُ الغَوادي

    When a breeze scatters musk upon them—

    a gentle breeze, the musk shaken loose by the hand of morning showers—

  4. تخللها الرياحُ فسرَّحَتْها

    صنيعَ المُشْطِ باللِّمَمِ الجِعَادِ

    the winds thread through them and comb them

    as a comb works through curly tresses.

  5. جَرَتْ وَهْناً بها وسَرَتْ عليها

    فطابَ نسيمُها في كُلِّ وادي

    They flow among them by night and pass over them,

    so their breeze grows fragrant in every valley.