وَرَوْضٍand a garden زُرْتُهُI visited it وَالأُّفْقُand the horizon يُصْحِيclears
وَرَوْضٍ زُرْتُهُ وَالأُّفْقُ يُصْحِي
أَحايِيناًat times وَآوِنَةًand at other times يَغيمُgrows cloudy
أَحايِيناً وَآوِنَةً يَغيمُ
And I visited a garden, while the horizon cleared
In a garden I strolled as the horizon awoke
at times, and at other times grew cloudy.
As if drops from the valley streams
كَأَنَّas though القَطْرَthe raindrops مِنْfrom سَبَلِshowers of الغَواديthe morning rainclouds
كَأَنَّ القَطْرَ مِنْ سَبَلِ الغَوادي
عَلىupon زَهَراتِهِits blossoms الدُّرُّthe pearls النَّظيمُstrung in order
عَلى زَهَراتِهِ الدُّرُّ النَّظيمُ
As though the drops from the morning clouds’ showers
Were falling on blossoms, pearls neatly strung
upon its blossoms were strung pearls.
The sky unfurled softly for this
يَلينُsoftens لَهُfor it أَدِيمُthe skin الجَوِّof the air حَتّىuntil
يَلينُ لَهُ أَدِيمُ الجَوِّ حَتّى
يَصِحَّgrows healthy بِهِin it وَيَعْتَلُّand falls ill النَّسيمُthe breeze
يَصِحَّ بِهِ وَيَعْتَلُّ النَّسيمُ
The skin of the air softens for it, until
Rousing the breeze, making it swell and sigh
the breeze grows healthy in it and falls ill.
Partial English translation: 5 of 6 Arabic lines translated.