أناI روْضَةٌa garden وجْهُthe face الأميرِof the prince محمّدٍMuhammad
أنا روْضَةٌ وجْهُ الأميرِ محمّدٍ
شمْسيmy sun ودونيand beneath me للحُسامِfor the sword غَديرُa pool
شمْسي ودوني للحُسامِ غَديرُ
I am a garden; the face of Prince Muhammad
I am a garden, and the face of Prince Muhammad
is my sun, and beneath me lies a pool for the sword.
Is my sun, and below me is a pool for the swords.
وإذاand when التَقىmeet روْضٌa garden ونهْرٌand a river كيفَhow لاnot
وإذا التَقى روْضٌ ونهْرٌ كيفَ لا
يُلْفىis found لأكْواسِfor the cups الحُروبِof wars مُديرُa cupbearer
يُلْفى لأكْواسِ الحُروبِ مُديرُ
And when a garden and a river meet, how could there not
When a garden and a river meet, how can
be found a cupbearer for the cups of war?
The leader of battles not come to drink?