بَسَمَتsmiled للزهرof the blossoms النضيرthe fresh ثُغورُmouths
بَسَمَت للزهر النضير ثُغورُ
حينماwhen بالصباحin the morning جآءَcame بَشيرُa herald of good news
حينما بالصباح جآءَ بَشيرُ
The fresh blossoms' lips smiled
The tender flowers smiled
when a herald arrived in the morning.
When the morning brought good news
وَالغصونُand the boughs اللِدانthe supple ترقُصdance والأَوand the leaves (first part)
وَالغصونُ اللِدان ترقُص والأَو
راقleaves (completion) قدalready صفَّقتclapped وغَنَّتand sang طيورُbirds
راق قد صفَّقت وغَنَّت طيورُ
And the supple boughs dance, and the leaves
And the supple branches danced while the aura
have clapped, and birds have sung.
Of meadows clapped and birds sang
وَجرىand ran المآءُthe water نافراًfleeing مثلماjust as ينflees (first part)
وَجرى المآءُ نافراً مثلما ين
فرُflees (completion) منfrom صيدِهِits being hunted الغَزالthe gazelle النَفورُthe skittish
فرُ من صيدِهِ الغَزال النَفورُ
And the water ran, fleeing, just as
The water flowed rapidly like
the skittish gazelle flees being hunted.
A gazelle fleeing in fear
فَتَلاهُthen followed it النَسيمthe breeze يَجريruns وَراهُbehind it
فَتَلاهُ النَسيم يَجري وَراهُ
وهوand it منهُfrom it بروضهِin its meadow يَستَجيرُseeks refuge
وهو منهُ بروضهِ يَستَجيرُ
Then the breeze followed it, running behind it,
The morning breeze followed it
while it sought refuge from it in its meadow.
Seeking refuge in its meadows
وَتلالاand glittered الصباحُthe morning مبتسماًsmiling يَسoverpowers (first part)
وَتلالا الصباحُ مبتسماً يَس
طُوoverpowers (completion) علىover الليلthe night منfrom سَناهُits radiance النورُthe light
طُو على الليل من سَناهُ النورُ
And morning glittered, smiling, while
And the morning hills smiled
the light of its radiance overpowers the night.
Spreading its light over the night's slumber
فَرأَيناthen we saw الندىthe dew علىupon الرَوضthe meadow بَلُّوcrystal (first part)
فَرأَينا الندى على الرَوض بَلُّو
راًcrystal (completion) وَلِلَّهand to God ذلكthat البَلُّورُthe crystal
راً وَلِلَّه ذلك البَلُّورُ
Then we saw the dew upon the meadow as crystal—
We saw the dew like pearls
and, glory to God, what crystal!
On the meadow, such is its pearls
يَتَجلىَّgleams علىupon زُمرُّدemerald اوراleaves (first part)
يَتَجلىَّ على زُمرُّد اورا
قٍleaves (completion) كماas صُفَّwas arrayed لؤلؤٌpearls مَنثورُscattered
قٍ كما صُفَّ لؤلؤٌ مَنثورُ
It gleams upon the emerald of leaves,
Appearing on emerald hills
like scattered pearls set in rows.
Like scattered luminous pearls
وَتبدىand appeared الشَقيقُthe anemone يحكيresembles لسانa tongue الthe
وَتبدى الشَقيقُ يحكي لسان ال
نارfire حيثُwhere التقىmet النَدىthe dew وَالسَعيرُand the blaze
نار حيثُ التقى النَدى وَالسَعيرُ
And the anemone appeared, resembling a tongue of
The anemone told of tongues of fire
fire, where dew and blaze met.
Where dew and flame had met
وَحكىand resembled نَرجِسُnarcissi الرياضthe gardens عيوناًeyes
وَحكى نَرجِسُ الرياض عيوناً
فَتَحتَهاopened them الغيدُthe graceful maidens الحِسانُthe beautiful ones الحُورُthe large, dark-eyed ones
فَتَحتَها الغيدُ الحِسانُ الحُورُ
And the gardens' narcissi resembled eyes
The narcissus of gardens told of eyes
opened by graceful, lovely maidens with large, dark eyes.
That beautiful houris had opened
حبَّذاhow lovely مَجلِسٌa place to sit هُنالِكَthere فيهِin it
حبَّذا مَجلِسٌ هُنالِكَ فيهِ
كُلُّall ماthat which تَتَجليbrighten لديهِin its presence الصُدورُthe hearts
كُلُّ ما تَتَجلي لديهِ الصُدورُ
How lovely a place to sit there, containing
Blessed a gathering there
all that makes hearts brighten,
Where hearts are revealed
حيثُwhere مآءٌwater وَخضرةٌand greenery واذاand if كاis (first part)
حيثُ مآءٌ وَخضرةٌ واذا كا
نis (completion) لديناwith us الحَبيبُthe beloved تَمَّbecame complete السرورُthe joy
ن لدينا الحَبيبُ تَمَّ السرورُ
where there are water and greenery; and if
Where there is water and greenery and if
the beloved is with us, joy is complete.
We have the beloved, joy is complete