كُسِعَ الشِتاءُ بِسَبعَةٍ غُبرِ

كُسِعَ الشِتاءُ بِسَبعَةٍ غُبرِ

أَيّامَ شُهلَتِنا مِنَ الشَهرِ

أَيّامَ شُهلَتِنا مِنَ الشَهرِ

Winter was struck from behind by seven dusky days—

Winter was clothed in seven days of dust

our old woman's days of the month.

Our joys of the month passed in gloom

فَإِذا اِنقَضَت أَيّامُها وَمَضَت

فَإِذا اِنقَضَت أَيّامُها وَمَضَت

صِنُّ وَصِنَّبرٌ مَعَ الوَبرِ

صِنُّ وَصِنَّبرٌ مَعَ الوَبرِ

So when her days have ended and passed—

Then when its days had vanished and gone

Sinn and Sinnabr, together with Wabr,

Firewood and pine logs with the rain

وَبِآمِرٍ وَأَخيهِ مُؤتَمِرٍ

وَبِآمِرٍ وَأَخيهِ مُؤتَمِرٍ

وَمُعَلِّلٍ وَبِمُطفِئِ الجَمرِ

وَمُعَلِّلٍ وَبِمُطفِئِ الجَمرِ

and with Amir and his brother Mu'tamir,

And commands to obey and comply

and Mu'allil, and with Mutfi' al-Jamr, the Ember-Quencher—

Excuses and dying embers’ glow

ذَهبَ الشِتاءُ مُوَلَّياً هَرَباً

ذَهبَ الشِتاءُ مُوَلَّياً هَرَباً

وَأَتَتكَ واقِدَةٌ مِنَ النَجرِ

وَأَتَتكَ واقِدَةٌ مِنَ النَجرِ

winter has departed, turning its back in flight,

Winter has fled in defeat and haste

and a blaze of scorching heat has come upon you.

As spring comes to you from blossoms born