1. وخميلةٍ نسج الربيعُ برودَها

    برَّاقةً من شمسِهِ وَغمامِهِ

    And a lush grove—spring has woven its robes,

    Gleaming, from its sunshine and clouds.

  2. يزكو بأنفاسِ الأزاهرِ نشرُها

    يا طيبَ أنفاسِ الرحيقِ بجامِهِ

    Its fragrance grows richer with the blossoms' breath;

    How sweet the breath of pure wine in its goblet!

  3. وَيموجُ مِنْ مَرّ النسيمِ جميعُها

    كالماءِ تجري الريحُ فوق جِمامه

    And all of it ripples as the breeze passes,

    Like water, with the wind flowing over its brimming surface.

  4. والزهرُ بين مفتِّحٍ وَمغمِّضٍ

    أحسنْ به في صحوِه وَمنامه

    And the flowers—some open-eyed, some with eyes shut—

    How lovely they are, awake and asleep!

  5. نَفَضَ الربيعُ عليه من ألوانه

    فكأنه إذ رفَّ من أعلامه

    Spring shook some of its colors over them,

    As though, when they fluttered, they were among its banners.

  6. والطيرُ يشدو والفراشُ مرفرفٌ

    مَرَحاً وَتلعاباً عَلَى أنغامه

    And birds sing, and butterflies flutter,

    Merrily and playfully to the birds' melodies.

  7. والشمسُ من خَلْفِ الغمامِ كليلةٌ

    ولكنّها كالبدرِ عند تمامه

    And the sun is dim behind the clouds,

    Yet it is like the moon in its fullness.

  8. والغربُ بالأشباحِ يزخر أُفقهُ

    فكأنها الأضغاثُ من أحلامه

    And the western horizon teems with shadowy forms,

    As though they were tangled fragments of its dreams.

  9. حتى طلعتِ فكنتِ أحسنَ طلعة

    من باسمِ النوارِ في أكمامه

    Until you appeared, and were lovelier to behold

    Than smiling blossoms within their sheaths.

  10. فشغلتني عن كل ما أحبَبْتُ مِنْ

    صورِ الربيعِ وَطيبهِ وَكلامه

    So you drew me away from all that I loved—

    Spring's forms, its fragrance, and its speech.

  11. وقدحتِ زندَ الشعرِ بي فقبستُ مِنْ

    عينيك سحرَ بيانِه وَنظامه

    And you struck poetry's flint in me, and I drew from

    Your eyes the magic of its eloquence and verse.

  12. والشعرُ يستهوي النُهى إن كان في

    وَصفِ الجمالِ وَكان من إلهامه

    And poetry captivates the mind if it is

    A portrayal of beauty and is inspired by it.