عِنديI have أَزاهِرُblossoms وُدٍّaffection طابَwas pleasant مَغرِسُهاtheir planting ground
عِندي أَزاهِرُ وُدٍّ طابَ مَغرِسُها
مِنfrom كَفِّthe hand of حُبّكمُyour love فيin قَلبِthe heart of مَنْone who حَرَساkept watch
مِن كَفِّ حُبّكمُ في قَلبِ مَنْ حَرَسا
I have blossoms of affection, whose planting ground is fair,
From the hand of your love, in the heart of one who kept watch.
أَصابَهاafflicted them ظَمأٌthirst مِنfrom حرِّthe heat of هَجرِكُمُyour estrangement
أَصابَها ظَمأٌ مِن حرِّ هَجرِكُمُ
فَكادَand it nearly يَسلُبُtakes away مِنهاfrom them الرّوحَthe spirit وَالنفسَاand the soul
فَكادَ يَسلُبُ مِنها الرّوحَ وَالنفسَا
Thirst struck them from the heat of your estrangement,
And nearly robbed them of spirit and soul.
فَأَدرِكوهاso rescue them بِماءِwith the water of الوَصْلِreunion مِنfrom عَطبٍruin
فَأَدرِكوها بِماءِ الوَصْلِ مِن عَطبٍ
فَماfor … not تَعودُreturns حَياةُthe life of الزّهرِthe flowers لَوif يَبساthey dried up
فَما تَعودُ حَياةُ الزّهرِ لَو يَبسا
So rescue them from ruin with the water of reunion,
For the life of flowers will not return if they dry up.