وَمُعَرَّسٍ لِلَّهْوِ يَسْحَبُ ذَيْلَهُ

وَمُعَرَّسٍ لِلَّهْوِ يَسْحَبُ ذَيْلَهُ

فِيهِ السَّحابُ وَطَيْرُهُ يَتَرنَّمُ

فِيهِ السَّحابُ وَطَيْرُهُ يَتَرنَّمُ

And a retreat for pleasure—their train is trailed

And a parade for revelry trails its skirt,

Through it by the clouds, while its birds sing.

In it the clouds, and its birds murmur songs.

زُرْنا الرِّياضَ بهِ وَقَدْ بَسطَ الخُطا

زُرْنا الرِّياضَ بهِ وَقَدْ بَسطَ الخُطا

فِيها الصَّبا وَشَقيقُها يَتَبَسَّمُ

فِيها الصَّبا وَشَقيقُها يَتَبَسَّمُ

We visited the gardens there, with long strides already taken

We visited the gardens with it, and it spread the carpets,

Through them by the east wind, while their anemones smiled.

In it the breeze, and its rose smiles.

فَكَأنّما نُشِرَتْ بِهِنَّ غَلائِلٌ

فَكَأنّما نُشِرَتْ بِهِنَّ غَلائِلٌ

خُضْرٌ أُريقَ على حَواشِيها الدَّمُ

خُضْرٌ أُريقَ على حَواشِيها الدَّمُ

So it was as though thin robes had been spread among them,

So it seemed as if green braids were displayed

Green, with blood spilled over their borders.

Green, shed upon its edges, the sap.