واطيري اللي زودوا فيه الأثمان

واطيري اللي زودوا فيه الأثمان

اشعل ظهر والصدر يجهر شعاعه

اشعل ظهر والصدر يجهر شعاعه

O my falcon, for whom they bid ever higher,

I fly, though prices have risen,

Tawny-backed, his breast’s radiance dazzles.

My back aflame, my chest radiating light.

لو له شبيه في الملى هو غزالان

لو له شبيه في الملى هو غزالان

راجي عل زينه يزود بشجاعه

راجي عل زينه يزود بشجاعه

If he has a counterpart among people, it is Ghazalan.

Were there one like me among creatures, it would be a gazelle,

I hope his beauty will be enhanced by courage.

Seeking to increase its beauty through bravery.

خذته ولاني يا هل الطير ندمان

خذته ولاني يا هل الطير ندمان

من عادتي ما نيب اسوم البضاعه

من عادتي ما نيب اسوم البضاعه

I took him, and I have no regrets, O falconers.

I took it, though now I regret, O people of birds,

It is not my habit to haggle over goods.

It is not my habit to bargain prices.

الى ركز في مجلسي طير حوران

الى ركز في مجلسي طير حوران

وتجمعوا عندي كثير الجماعه

وتجمعوا عندي كثير الجماعه

When the falcon of Hauran perches in my sitting room,

Until a houris-like bird perched in my gathering

And many people gather at my place,

And many gathered around me.

وشلته على كفي كثير الغثا هان

وشلته على كفي كثير الغثا هان

عندي غدى للهم مثل المناعه

عندي غدى للهم مثل المناعه

And I lift him onto my palm, much distress is eased.

I held it in my palm though it was very weak,

For me, he has become a kind of immunity to worry.

It became for me like a sanctuary the next day.

لا صرت فيما تطلب النفس بلشان

لا صرت فيما تطلب النفس بلشان

اترك طمان القاع وارقا برفاعه

اترك طمان القاع وارقا برفاعه

When you are troubled by what your soul desires,

Now I have become, in what the soul desires,

Leave the low places of the plain and climb to its heights.

One who leaves stable ground and soars high.

وباكر تصاريفه على عالي الشان

وباكر تصاريفه على عالي الشان

من يضمن الدنيا ولو ربع ساعه

من يضمن الدنيا ولو ربع ساعه

And tomorrow’s turns rest with the Exalted One.

And its early warbling, at the highest rank,

Who can be sure of this world, even for a quarter of an hour?

Who can guarantee life, even for a moment?