وروضٍ له من جَلْمَدِ الصَّخرِ أَزْهارُ

وروضٍ له من جَلْمَدِ الصَّخرِ أَزْهارُ

خَصيبٌ إذا ما أُضْرِمتْ تحتَه النارُ

خَصيبٌ إذا ما أُضْرِمتْ تحتَه النارُ

And a garden whose flowers are of solid rock

And a garden for him with flowers of solid rock

is fertile when fire is kindled beneath it.

Fertile when fire is kindled beneath it

تَجنَّبَ قرب الشمسِ والبدرِ دائماً

تَجنَّبَ قرب الشمسِ والبدرِ دائماً

فأكثرُ ما فيه شموس وأقمار

فأكثرُ ما فيه شموس وأقمار

It has always shunned the nearness of the sun and the full moon,

He always avoided the sun and moon

for most of what it holds are suns and moons.

So it mostly has suns and moons

تولَّد فيه من جحيمٍ وجنةٍ

تولَّد فيه من جحيمٍ وجنةٍ

مِزاجٌ لتعديلِ المزاجاتِ مختار

مِزاجٌ لتعديلِ المزاجاتِ مختار

Within it, from hellfire and paradise, arose

Born in it from hell and heaven

a blend chosen to balance the temperaments.

A blend for tempering dispositions of choice