1. A path of love, not a path of stone
This one who flew over the oases to the islands

2. Who pitched tents by the banks and slipped away
Across the waters a sail white like linen

3. What do I see? A boat surging in the water
Or a camel tired of traveling?

4. And these diving songs in my ears
Or the soothsayers chanting poetry at dawn

5. A palm tree awoke and branches rustled, disturbing me
Who adorned the palm trees with shells and pearls?

6. I forgot where I was, for the gardens here
Are busy with evening gatherings

7. Is this Jeddah that came with its stars?
Or is it Muharraq that visited us with the moon?

8. And is this the dawn's laughter in Al-Khobar?
Or is it Riffa singing in the rainy season?

9. Or is it Muscat the brunette visiting me?
Or is it green Doha in Qatar?

10. Or is it Kuwait that I bid farewell?
Or is it Al-Ain, how much charm Al-Ain's eyes hold!

11. Bedouins and sailors, what's the difference between them?
The land and sea both flow from Mudar

12. Gulf, God's ropes bind us
Can a human thread bring us closer?