وعَشيةٍ أَهْدَتْ لعيِنك مَنْظرا

وعَشيةٍ أَهْدَتْ لعيِنك مَنْظرا

قَدِمَ السرورُ به لقلبك وافِدا

قَدِمَ السرورُ به لقلبك وافِدا

And an evening offered your eye a scene;

In the evening it brought a sight to delight your eyes

with it, joy came as a visitor to your heart.

With it joy came to gladden your heart, a welcome guest

روضٌ كمُخْضرِّ العِذار وجَدْول

روضٌ كمُخْضرِّ العِذار وجَدْول

نَقَشت عليه يدُ النسيم مَباردا

نَقَشت عليه يدُ النسيم مَباردا

A garden like fresh green cheek-down, and a stream

A garden green as myrtle, a fresh flowing stream

on which the breeze’s hand etched file-like ridges.

Where the hand of the breeze embroidered ripples at rest

والنخلُ كالهِيف الحِسانِ تَزيَّنت

والنخلُ كالهِيف الحِسانِ تَزيَّنت

فلَبِسْنَ من أثمارهن قلائدا

فلَبِسْنَ من أثمارهن قلائدا

And the palms, like slender-waisted beauties, adorned themselves,

The palms were adorned like slender-waisted girls

so they wore necklaces of their fruits.

Who donned necklaces of their fruits, richly dressed