فتَمِيسُ الغصون زَهْوا إذا غَنْ

فتَمِيسُ الغصون زَهْوا إذا غَنْ

نَتْ عليهن مُطْرِباتُ الطيورِ

نَتْ عليهن مُطْرِباتُ الطيورِ

Then the boughs sway proudly when

The branches exude vitality when

the melodious birds sing upon them.

The songbirds trill upon them

وكأن المياهَ في الجدول الجا

وكأن المياهَ في الجدول الجا

ري حُسامٌ في راحَتَيْ مذعور

ري حُسامٌ في راحَتَيْ مذعور

And it is as though the water in the flowing stream

And it's as though the waters in the flowing

were a sword in the two palms of a frightened man.

Brooks are frightened swords in sheaths