أَياO رَوضَةَmeadow الواديof the valley أَجِبanswer رَبَّةَthe lady of الحِمىthe sanctuary
أَيا رَوضَةَ الوادي أَجِب رَبَّةَ الحِمى
وَذاتَand her with الثَناياthe front teeth الغُرَّgleaming white ياO رَوضَةَmeadow الواديof the valley
وَذاتَ الثَنايا الغُرَّ يا رَوضَةَ الوادي
O meadow of the valley, answer the lady of the sanctuary,
And her with gleaming teeth, O meadow of the valley.
وَظَلَّلand cast shade عَلَيهاover her مِنsome of ظِلالِكَyour shade ساعَةًfor a while
وَظَلَّل عَلَيها مِن ظِلالِكَ ساعَةً
قَليلاًa little while إِلىuntil أَنthat يَستَقِرَّsettles بِهاin it الناديthe company
قَليلاً إِلى أَن يَستَقِرَّ بِها النادي
And spread some of your shade over her for a while,
A little while, until the company settles there,
وَتُنصَبُand are pitched بِالأَجوازِin the inner reaches مِنكَof you خِيامُهاher tents
وَتُنصَبُ بِالأَجوازِ مِنكَ خِيامُها
فَماthen whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof طَلٍّfine rain غَذاءًas nourishment لِمُنآدِfor a bending bough
فَما شِئتَ مِن طَلٍّ غَذاءً لِمُنآدِ
And her tents are pitched in your midst.
Then all the fine rain you wish, nourishment for bending boughs,
وَماand whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof وَبلٍheavy rain وَماand whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof نَدىًdew
وَما شِئتَ مِن وَبلٍ وَما شِئتَ مِن نَدىً
سَحابٌclouds عَلىover باناتِهاher bān trees رائِحٌpassing in the evening غادِpassing in the morning
سَحابٌ عَلى باناتِها رائِحٌ غادِ
And all the heavy rain you wish, and all the dew you wish:
Clouds over her bān trees, passing evening and morning.
وَماand whatever شِئتَyou wish مِنof ظِلٍّshade ظَليلٍdeep وَمِنand of جَنىًripe fruit
وَما شِئتَ مِن ظِلٍّ ظَليلٍ وَمِن جَنىً
شَهِيٍّdelicious لَدىnear الجانيthe fruit-gatherer يَميسُsways بِمَيّادِon a swaying bough
شَهِيٍّ لَدى الجاني يَميسُ بِمَيّادِ
And all the deep shade you wish, and ripe fruit,
Delicious to the gatherer, swaying on a swaying bough.
وَمِنand of ناشِدٍa seeker فيهاin it زَرودَZarūd وَرَملَهاand its sands
وَمِن ناشِدٍ فيها زَرودَ وَرَملَها
وَمِنand of مُنشِدٍa singer حادٍurging camels onward وَمِنand of مُنشِدٍa singer هادِguiding the way
وَمِن مُنشِدٍ حادٍ وَمِن مُنشِدٍ هادِ
And many a seeker there for Zarūd and its sands,
And a singer urging camels onward, and a singer guiding the way.