وَذي حَنينٍ يَكادُ شَجواً

وَذي حَنينٍ يَكادُ شَجواً

يَختَلِسُ الأَنفُسَ اِختِلاسا

يَختَلِسُ الأَنفُسَ اِختِلاسا

And one with a mournful cry that almost, in sorrow,

With yearning that almost turns to lament

snatches souls away completely.

Stealing souls stealthily

إِذا غَدا لِلرِّياضِ جاراً

إِذا غَدا لِلرِّياضِ جاراً

قالَ لَها المَحلُ لا مِساسا

قالَ لَها المَحلُ لا مِساسا

When it becomes a neighbor to the gardens,

When it neighbors the garden

drought says to them, 'No touching!'

The venue said "Do not touch"

تَبَسَّمَ الزَهرُ حينَ يَبكي

تَبَسَّمَ الزَهرُ حينَ يَبكي

بِأَدمُعٍ ما رَأَينَ باسا

بِأَدمُعٍ ما رَأَينَ باسا

The blossoms smile as it weeps,

The flowers smiled when it cried

with tears that have never known distress.

With tears never seen before

مِن كُلِّ جَفنٍ يَسِلُّ سَيفاً

مِن كُلِّ جَفنٍ يَسِلُّ سَيفاً

صارَ لَها غِمدُهُ رِئاسا

صارَ لَها غِمدُهُ رِئاسا

From every eyelid it draws a sword,

From every eyelid that draws a sword

whose sheath has become a hilt for them.

Its scabbard became a chief