وكَأنَّ سَوسَنَهَا سَبائِكُ فِضَّةٍ

وكَأنَّ سَوسَنَهَا سَبائِكُ فِضَّةٍ

وكَأنَّ نَرْجِسَهَا عُيونٌ تَنْظُرُ

وكَأنَّ نَرْجِسَهَا عُيونٌ تَنْظُرُ

And its lilies are like ingots of silver,

Her lily is like rods of silver

And its narcissi are like eyes that gaze.

And her narcissus seems to gaze

حَملتْ سُقوطَ الطلِّ مِنْهُ عُيونهُ

حَملتْ سُقوطَ الطلِّ مِنْهُ عُيونهُ

فَكأنَّها عَنْ جَوْهَرٍ تَسْتَعْبِرُ

فَكأنَّها عَنْ جَوْهَرٍ تَسْتَعْبِرُ

Its eyes held the falling dew,

His eyes took in the dew's descent

So they seemed to shed tears of jewels.

As though pearls were being appraised