أَياO حُسنَbeauty of رَوضٍa garden بِالشّقائِقِwith anemones قَدindeed زَهاhas bloomed
أَيا حُسنَ رَوضٍ بِالشّقائِقِ قَد زَها
تَميلُsway بِهاwith them الأَغصانُthe branches مَيلَthe swaying of التبختُرِstrutting
تَميلُ بِها الأَغصانُ مَيلَ التبختُرِ
Oh, the loveliness of a meadow grown resplendent with red anemones!
Oh, the beauty of a garden that has bloomed with anemones!
The branches sway with them in a proud, strutting motion;
The branches sway with them in a proud, strutting motion.
وَقَدand indeed مُلِئَتwere filled بِالطلِّwith dew عِندَat اِنفِتاحِهاtheir opening
وَقَد مُلِئَت بِالطلِّ عِندَ اِنفِتاحِها
صَباحاًin the morning فَسَرَّتso they delighted كلّevery قَلبٍheart وَمَنظرِand sight
صَباحاً فَسَرَّت كلّ قَلبٍ وَمَنظرِ
And they are filled with dew as they unfold
And they were filled with dew as they opened
in the morning, delighting every heart and every gaze:
in the morning, delighting every heart and eye.
كُؤوسٌcups مِنَof الياقوتِruby فيهاwithin them مدامَةٌwine
كُؤوسٌ مِنَ الياقوتِ فيها مدامَةٌ
وَأُلصِقَand was affixed فيهاwithin them حَبُّgrains of مِسكٍmusk وَعَنبَرِand ambergris
وَأُلصِقَ فيها حَبُّ مِسكٍ وَعَنبَرِ
Goblets of ruby, holding long-aged wine,
Cups of ruby, with wine inside,
with grains of musk and ambergris affixed within them.
and grains of musk and ambergris were affixed within them.