مَطاياmounts السُحبِthe clouds فيin آلِthe mirage of الصَباحِthe morning
مَطايا السُحبِ في آلِ الصَباحِ
يَقودُleads قِطارَهاtheir caravan حاديchanting camel-driver الرِياحِthe winds
يَقودُ قِطارَها حادي الرِياحِ
The clouds’ mounts in the morning mirage—
The clouds' steeds at dawn break
the winds’ chanting camel-driver leads their caravan.
Led by the winds that awake
فَغَذِّso nourish العَيشَlife إِمّاeither بِاِغتِباقٍwith an evening drink
فَغَذِّ العَيشَ إِمّا بِاِغتِباقٍ
تَلَذُّyou delight بِهِin it وَإِمّاor alternatively بِاِصطِباحِwith a morning drink
تَلَذُّ بِهِ وَإِمّا بِاِصطِباحِ
So nourish life, either with an evening draught
So live either drunk with delight
in which you delight, or with a morning draught.
Or refreshed by day's first light
فَأَحسَنُfor the fairest ماwhen تَكونَis الأَرضُthe earth زِيّاًin attire
فَأَحسَنُ ما تَكونَ الأَرضُ زِيّاً
إِذاwhen اِنتَقَبَتit veiled itself بِفَضِّيِّwith the silvery hue of الأَقاحيthe daisies
إِذا اِنتَقَبَت بِفَضِّيِّ الأَقاحي
For the earth is fairest in its attire
For Earth looks her best when fanned
when it veils itself in the silver of daisies.
By dawn's breeze o'er the land