إِبسِمي كَالوَردِ في فَجرِ الصَباء

إِبسِمي كَالوَردِ في فَجرِ الصَباء

وَاِبسُمي كَالنَجمِ إِن جُنَّ المَساء

وَاِبسُمي كَالنَجمِ إِن جُنَّ المَساء

Smile like a rose at the dawn of youth.

My smile is like a rose at dawn's first light,

Smile like the rose at the dawn of the breeze,

And smile like a star when evening grows dark.

And my smile is like a star when night grows dim.

And smile like the star when the night grows dark,

وَإِذا ما كَفَّنَ الثَلجُ الثَرى

وَإِذا ما كَفَّنَ الثَلجُ الثَرى

وَإِذا ما سَتَرَ الغَيمُ السَماء

وَإِذا ما سَتَرَ الغَيمُ السَماء

And when snow shrouds the earth,

When snow blankets the land in a frigid cloak,

And if the snow has shrouded the earth,

And when clouds veil the sky,

When clouds veil the sky in a somber film,

And if the clouds have veiled the sky,

وَتَعَرّى الرَوضُ مِن أَزهارِهِ

وَتَعَرّى الرَوضُ مِن أَزهارِهِ

وَتَوارى النورُ في كَهفِ الشِتاء

وَتَوارى النورُ في كَهفِ الشِتاء

And the garden is stripped of its flowers,

When the meadow sheds its bouquet of blooms,

And the garden is stripped bare of its flowers,

And light hides in winter's cave,

And the light cowers in the cave of winter grim,

And the light has vanished into the cave of winter,

فَاِحلَمي بِالصَيفِ ثُمَّ اِبتَسِمي

فَاِحلَمي بِالصَيفِ ثُمَّ اِبتَسِمي

تَخلُقي حَولَكِ زَهراً وَشَذاء

تَخلُقي حَولَكِ زَهراً وَشَذاء

Then dream of summer, then smile:

Dream of summer, and smile,

Then dream of the summer, and smile;

You will create flowers and fragrance around you.

To conjure flowers and fragrance around you.

You will create around you blossoms and fragrance.

وَإِذا سَرَّ نُفوساً أَنَّها

وَإِذا سَرَّ نُفوساً أَنَّها

تُحسِنُ الأَخذَ فَسُرّي بِالعَطاء

تُحسِنُ الأَخذَ فَسُرّي بِالعَطاء

And if some souls are glad that they

If you find souls who excel at taking,

And if it pleases some souls that they

Excel at taking, then rejoice in giving.

Be joyous in giving.

Master the art of taking, then be pleased with giving,

وَإِذا أَعياكِ أَن تُعطي الغِنى

وَإِذا أَعياكِ أَن تُعطي الغِنى

فَاِفرَحي أَنَّكِ تُعطينَ الرَجاء

فَاِفرَحي أَنَّكِ تُعطينَ الرَجاء

And if giving wealth is beyond you,

If weariness keeps you from giving riches,

And if you are unable to bestow riches,

Then rejoice that you give hope.

Be glad you can give hope.

Then rejoice that you bestow hope.