حبذاhow lovely يومday أحمدAhmad
حبذا يوم أحمد
بينamid روضٍa garden منجَّدِrichly adorned
بين روضٍ منجَّدِ
How lovely is Ahmad's day,
Ahmad's splendid day
amid a richly adorned garden,
In a flowery garden
وخليجٍand a stream مزرَّدِclad in chain mail
وخليجٍ مزرَّدِ
ونبيذٍand wine مُورَّدrose-tinted
ونبيذٍ مُورَّد
and a stream clad in chain mail,
And a shimmering bay
and rose-tinted wine,
With wine being poured
وحمامٍand doves مغرِّدِsinging
وحمامٍ مغرِّدِ
كلناeach of us باسطoutstretching اليدthe hand
كلنا باسط اليد
and singing doves!
And a singing dove
Each of us stretches out a hand
We all reach out
نحوtoward نيلوفرٍwater lilies ندِdewy
نحو نيلوفرٍ ندِ
كدنانيرِlike dinars عسجدpure gold
كدنانيرِ عسجد
toward dewy water lilies,
For water lilies
like dinars of pure gold,
Like gold dinars
نصفهاhalf of them منof زبرجدِchrysolite (peridot)
نصفها من زبرجدِ
half of them made of chrysolite.
Half made of emerald