رقَّ خلق الزمان واعتدل الجوّ

رقَّ خلق الزمان واعتدل الجوّ

اعتدالاً وخفَّ وزنُ الماءِ

اعتدالاً وخفَّ وزنُ الماءِ

Time’s disposition grew gentle, and the air turned mild;

Time's temper softened, and the air grew temperate,

perfectly temperate, while the weight of the water grew light.

in even balance, and the water's weight grew light.

وترى الأرض بعدما هرمت عادت

وترى الأرض بعدما هرمت عادت

الى سنِّ كاعبٍ حسناءِ

الى سنِّ كاعبٍ حسناءِ

And you see the earth, after she had grown old, return

And you see that the earth, after growing old, has returned

to the age of a beautiful maiden in first bloom.

to the age of a beautiful budding maiden.

فتحارُ العيونُ في كلّ روضِ

فتحارُ العيونُ في كلّ روضِ

نَسَجَت وَشيَهُ يدُ الانواءِ

نَسَجَت وَشيَهُ يدُ الانواءِ

Eyes stand bewildered in every meadow

So the eyes are bewildered in every meadow

whose brocade the hand of the rain-bearing stars has woven.

whose brocade the hand of seasonal rains has woven.