لِلَّهِ بِرْكَتُكَ التي حَسُنَتْ

لِلَّهِ بِرْكَتُكَ التي حَسُنَتْ

نَظَراً لِوَجهِكَ حِينَ تَبتَسِمُ

نَظَراً لِوَجهِكَ حِينَ تَبتَسِمُ

How splendid is your pool, grown beautiful

Blessed art Thou for Thy smile's sweet grace,

Through gazing at your face when you smile.

When o'er Thy face kind lights and shadows race,

حَكَتِ السَّماءَ ووِردُها شَفق

حَكَتِ السَّماءَ ووِردُها شَفق

وَنُجومُها أَضيافُهُ وَهُمُ

وَنُجومُها أَضيافُهُ وَهُمُ

It mirrors the sky, and its water is a twilight glow;

The heaven hath broidered silks and velvet gleam,

And its stars are twilight’s guests—and they...

Her stars Thine welcome guests, or so they seem.

وَكأَنَّما السَّبُعانِ قَد جَمَدا

وَكأَنَّما السَّبُعانِ قَد جَمَدا

مِن خَوْفِ بِأْسِكَ حِينَ تَنْتَقِمُ

مِن خَوْفِ بِأْسِكَ حِينَ تَنْتَقِمُ

And it is as though the two lions had frozen

The Zodiac's lions as with cold are numb

From fear of your might when you take vengeance.

In awe of Thee when Thou art angered, come.

والماءُ مِن فَمِ ذا وذاكَ حَكَى

والماءُ مِن فَمِ ذا وذاكَ حَكَى

سَيْفينِ سُلا والسُّيوفُ دَمُ

سَيْفينِ سُلا والسُّيوفُ دَمُ

And the water from this one’s mouth and that one’s resembles

The streaming flood hath from this mouth and that

Two unsheathed swords—and swords are blood.

Told of two swords blood-blazing fierce in spat,

وَصَوالجٌ في فِضَّةٍ سُبِكَتْ

وَصَوالجٌ في فِضَّةٍ سُبِكَتْ

لِلماءِ دُونَ طُلوعِها الدِّيَمُ

لِلماءِ دُونَ طُلوعِها الدِّيَمُ

And polo mallets have been cast in silver

In silvern armour warrior-hosts lie dead,

For the water; steady rains fall short of their ascent.

Slain by the tear-floods Thine eyes have shed.

وَكأَنَّما أَيَّا مُنا حُلَلٌ

وَكأَنَّما أَيَّا مُنا حُلَلٌ

نُشِرَتْ وَيومُكَ ذا لها عَلَمُ

نُشِرَتْ وَيومُكَ ذا لها عَلَمُ

And it is as though our days were robes

Unfurl, unfold! Lo, Thy day is at hand,

Spread out, with this day of yours their embroidered stripe.

When, loosed, shall fly all flags at Thy command!