أَيَاO نَخلَتَيtwo palm trees of واديvalley of بُوانَةَBuwānah حَبَّذاhow delightful
أَيَا نَخلَتَي وادي بُوانَةَ حَبَّذا
إِذَاwhen نَامsleep حُرَّاسُguards of النَخيلِthe palm trees جَنَاكُمَاyour fruit (both of you)
إِذَا نَام حُرَّاسُ النَخيلِ جَنَاكُمَا
O two palm trees of Buwānah Valley, how delightful
O two palm trees of Buwana valley I loved
is your fruit when the guards of the palms sleep!
When the palm tree guards fell asleep, your shade,
وَحُسنَاكُماand your two beauties زَادَاboth surpassed علىbeyond كُلِّevery بهجةٍsplendor
وَحُسنَاكُما زَادَا على كُلِّ بهجةٍ
وزادَand surpassed علىbeyond طيبِsweetness of الغِناءِsinging غِنَاكُمَاyour singing (both of you)
وزادَ على طيبِ الغِناءِ غِنَاكُمَا
And the beauty of each of you has surpassed every splendor,
Your beauty exceeded all joy
and your singing has surpassed the sweetness of song.
And your singing exceeded the sweetest song