ما اسمُ شيء من الحيا

ما اسمُ شيء من الحيا

نصفُهُ قَلْبُ نصفِه

نصفُهُ قَلْبُ نصفِه

What is the name of a thing born of life-giving rain?

What is the name of a thing born of rain,

One half of it is the reverse of the other;

Half of which is the reverse of its other half?

وإذا رُخِّمَ اقتضى

وإذا رُخِّمَ اقتضى

طيبُهُ حُسنَ وصفِهِ

طيبُهُ حُسنَ وصفِهِ

And when it is shortened, it follows that

And when its ending is dropped,

Its sweetness merits a beautiful description.

Its fragrance calls for a fine description of it.