إذاwhen طَلَعَتْrise أنْجُمُstars أزْهارِblossoms
إذا طَلَعَتْ أنْجُمُ أزْهارِ
فحيَّthen hasten علىto حانةِthe tavern of خَمّارِa wine-seller
فحيَّ على حانةِ خَمّارِ
When the stars of blossoms rise,
When the stars of flowers rise
then hasten to a wine-seller’s tavern.
Greet the tavern keeper
وَمُرَّand pass بيwith me إلىto روضٍa garden رِبْعيّspringtime
وَمُرَّ بي إلى روضٍ رِبْعيّ
سَقَاهُwatered it وليٌّsubsequent rain بعدَafter وَسْمِيّfirst autumn rain
سَقَاهُ وليٌّ بعدَ وَسْمِيّ
And take me to a springtime garden,
And pass me by to a blooming garden
watered by later rain after the first autumn showers,
Where a friend waters it after poison
وألبستْهُand clothed it منof كلِّevery مَوْشِيّembroidered fabric
وألبستْهُ من كلِّ مَوْشِيّ
وَبُثَّتand were spread بهin it خُضْرُgreen زَرَابيّcarpets
وَبُثَّت به خُضْرُ زَرَابيّ
and clothed in every kind of embroidered finery,
And dresses it in fine garments
where green carpets were spread.
Sprinkling it with the green of youth