طَلبْتُ الشَّمْسَ لاَ زُهْرَ الدَّرَارِي

طَلبْتُ الشَّمْسَ لاَ زُهْرَ الدَّرَارِي

فَلِمْ خالَفْتَ يا شَمْسَ النَّهَارِ

فَلِمْ خالَفْتَ يا شَمْسَ النَّهَارِ

I sought the sun, not the radiant stars.

I sought the sun, not flowers of pearls

So why did you do otherwise, O sun of day?

Why did you oppose me, O sun of the day?

وَلِمْ عَوَّضْتَ منْ تِبْرٍ لُجَيْنًا

وَلِمْ عَوَّضْتَ منْ تِبْرٍ لُجَيْنًا

وَأبْدَلْتَ القَرَنْفُلَ بِالْبَهَارِ

وَأبْدَلْتَ القَرَنْفُلَ بِالْبَهَارِ

And why did you replace gold with silver,

Why did you exchange dust for mud

and exchange carnations for narcissi?

And replace carnations with spices?