عندي حشائشُ كانتْ

عندي حشائشُ كانتْ

للنّاظِرينَ رياضاً

للنّاظِرينَ رياضاً

I have herbs that once were

I had herbs that were

gardens for those who gazed,

For onlookers, gardens

تُلهي العيونَ وصارتْ

تُلهي العيونَ وصارتْ

تُزَوِّلُ الأمراضا

تُزَوِّلُ الأمراضا

delighting the eyes; and now they

That delight the eyes and became

dispel diseases.

Alleviators of illnesses

وَلَستُ بالدُّرِّ عنها

وَلَستُ بالدُّرِّ عنها

في بَيْعِها مُعتاضا

في بَيْعِها مُعتاضا

And I do not take pearls for them

And I am not reluctant

in exchange when I sell them.

To sell them for pearls