أَقولُI say لِرَوضِto the garden الزّهرِof flowers وَالوردُand the rose رَأسهُits head
أَقولُ لِرَوضِ الزّهرِ وَالوردُ رَأسهُ
وَنَرجسهُand its narcissus كَالعينِlike the eye عَينٌan eye بلامينِwithout falsehood
وَنَرجسهُ كَالعينِ عَينٌ بلامينِ
I say to the garden of flowers, whose head is the rose,
And whose narcissus, like an eye, is an eye—no lie:
أَتَأذَنdo you give permission ليto me ياO رَوضgarden أَنthat أَشرَبَI drink الطّلىthe wine
أَتَأذَن لي يا رَوض أَن أَشرَبَ الطّلى
قالَit said قُمِrise اِشرَبdrink عَلىupon الرّأسِthe head وَالعينِand the eye
قالَ قُمِ اِشرَب عَلى الرّأسِ وَالعينِ
“Will you permit me, O garden, to drink the wine?”
It said, “Rise and drink—my head and eye are at your service!”