السَبنِياتُ وَالمَقادِم

السَبنِياتُ وَالمَقادِم

وَالفَرَجِيَّاتُ وَالعَمائِم

وَالفَرَجِيَّاتُ وَالعَمائِم

The sabniyya kerchiefs and the maqādim cloths,

The long dresses and the veils

And the farajiyya robes and the turbans—

The shawls and the headscarves

قَد نَشَرَتها الرِياضُ مِنها

قَد نَشَرَتها الرِياضُ مِنها

لِلعَرضِ في أَحسَنِ المَواسِم

لِلعَرضِ في أَحسَنِ المَواسِم

The gardens have spread them out from themselves,

Have been laid out by the meadows

For display in the fairest of seasons.

For display in the finest seasons

فَاِبتَع بِها سَكرَةً وَإِلّا

فَاِبتَع بِها سَكرَةً وَإِلّا

لَم تَكُ بَينَ التِجارِ حازِم

لَم تَكُ بَينَ التِجارِ حازِم

So buy a spell of intoxication with them, or else

So take some as wares, or else

You would not be shrewd among the merchants.

You won't rank among shrewd traders

فَالقُضبُ قَد كُلِّلَت بِدُرٍّ

فَالقُضبُ قَد كُلِّلَت بِدُرٍّ

ما لَعِبَت فيهِ كَفُّ ناظِم

ما لَعِبَت فيهِ كَفُّ ناظِم

For the boughs have been crowned with pearls

For sprigs have been crowned with pearls

With which no pearl-stringer's hand has played.

Untouched by any arranger's hand