أرأيتَHave you seen? مملكةَthe kingdom الربيspring (continued next line)
أرأيتَ مملكةَ الربي
عِcompletion of 'spring' يُعيدُrestores رونَقَهاits splendor الربيعspring
عِ يُعيدُ رونَقَها الربيع
Have you seen the kingdom of spring?
Do you see the kingdom of spring
Spring restores its splendor.
Where spring restores its splendor
ويُتَوَّجُand is crowned الراعيthe shepherd بهاin it
ويُتَوَّجُ الراعي بها
ملِكاًa king رعيَّتُهhis subjects القطيعthe flock
ملِكاً رعيَّتُه القطيع
And in it the shepherd is crowned
And the shepherd is crowned
a king whose subjects are the flock.
King of his flock
الذئبُthe wolf يَرْهبُهfears him ويلand kisses (continued next line)
الذئبُ يَرْهبُه ويل
ثُمcompletion of 'kisses' كفَّهhis palm الحمَلُthe lamb الوديعgentle
ثُم كفَّه الحمَلُ الوديع
The wolf fears him, and
The wolf frightens him with howls
the gentle lamb kisses his hand.
Then the gentle lamb calms him
آذارMarch فيin رَحْبِthe vast expanse الفضاthe sky (continued next line)
آذار في رَحْبِ الفضا
ءِcompletion of 'the sky' سفيرُthe ambassador دولتهhis realm الرفيعexalted
ءِ سفيرُ دولته الرفيع
March, in the vast expanse of the sky,
March in the wide open space
is the exalted ambassador of his realm.
Is an ambassador of its lofty state
هاتيكَthose ألوانٌcolors تشِعshine (continued next line)
هاتيكَ ألوانٌ تشِع
عُcompletion of 'shine' وتلكَand those ألحانٌmelodies تَشيعspread
عُ وتلكَ ألحانٌ تَشيع
Those are colors that shine,
Those are colors that shine
and those are melodies that spread.
And those are melodies that spread
لَمنْfor whom الربيعُspring وطيبُهand its fragrance
لَمنْ الربيعُ وطيبُه
وهواهand its breeze والزَّهَرُand the flowers البديعwondrous
وهواه والزَّهَرُ البديع
For whom are spring and its fragrance,
For whom is the spring and its fragrance
its breeze and the wondrous flowers?
And its breeze and beautiful flowers
فرحُthe joy الربيعِof spring لمنْfor whoever لهhe has
فرحُ الربيعِ لمنْ له
أرضٌland وليسand is not لمنfor whoever يبيعُsells
أرضٌ وليس لمن يبيعُ
Spring's joy is for whoever has
The joy of spring is for those
land—not for whoever sells it.
Who have land and not for those who sell