يا فاضِلاً بَهَرَتنا مِن فَصاحَتِهِ

يا فاضِلاً بَهَرَتنا مِن فَصاحَتِهِ

بَلاغةٌ لَم تَكُن في قُدرَةِ البَشَرِ

بَلاغةٌ لَم تَكُن في قُدرَةِ البَشَرِ

O distinguished one, we were dazzled by your eloquence—

O excellent one, your eloquence has amazed us

An eloquence beyond the power of humankind.

An eloquence beyond what mortals can achieve

أَرسَلتَها دُرَراً حَلَّت مَسامِعَنا

أَرسَلتَها دُرَراً حَلَّت مَسامِعَنا

يا بَحرُ حَسبُكَ ما أَهدَيتَ مِن دُرَرِ

يا بَحرُ حَسبُكَ ما أَهدَيتَ مِن دُرَرِ

You sent it forth as pearls that adorned our ears.

You sent them as pearls that graced our ears

O sea, the pearls you have bestowed are enough.

O ocean, your gifts of pearls are enough

لَفظٌ وَخَطُّ وَكُلٌّ مِنهُما حَسَنٌ

لَفظٌ وَخَطُّ وَكُلٌّ مِنهُما حَسَنٌ

مِن مُحسِنٍ فَهيَ مِلءُ السَمعِ وَالبَصَرِ

مِن مُحسِنٍ فَهيَ مِلءُ السَمعِ وَالبَصَرِ

Speech and handwriting, each of them beautiful,

Words and script, both so beautifully composed

From one who excels, filling the ear and the eye.

By a gifted one, filling hearing and sight

فَلَم أَزَل اَجتَني لَيلى مَحاسِنِها

فَلَم أَزَل اَجتَني لَيلى مَحاسِنِها

وَأَجتَنيها فَقُل في الزُهرِ وَالزُهَرِ

وَأَجتَنيها فَقُل في الزُهرِ وَالزُهَرِ

So I have never ceased gathering Layla's charms,

I continue to gather Layla's beauties

And I gather them—so speak of bright stars and blossoms.

And gather them, so speak of the flowers and blossoms