وحدائقٍ خُضْرِ المعاطِفِ أُلْبِسَتْ

وحدائقٍ خُضْرِ المعاطِفِ أُلْبِسَتْ

منْ حُسْنِ بهجتها ثيابَ زبرجد

منْ حُسْنِ بهجتها ثيابَ زبرجد

And gardens, green of flank, were clothed

Gardens clad in green cloaks were dressed,

In robes of chrysolite through the beauty of their radiance.

With robes of emerald for their beauty's sake.

زَرَّتْ عليها الشمسُ فَضْلَ ردائها

زَرَّتْ عليها الشمسُ فَضْلَ ردائها

فبدا زَبَرْجَدُهُنَّ تحتَ العسجد

فبدا زَبَرْجَدُهُنَّ تحتَ العسجد

The sun buttoned the loose end of her cloak over them,

The sun cast off its garment's train upon them,

So their chrysolite appeared beneath the gold.

Beneath the blossoms their emerald did wake.