1. Perhaps if the morning breeze grazes the garden of Nu'man
It would deliver the heart's peace from the gazelle of dunes

2. And what is the state of souls while they are free
If their breaths endure the need of the helpless

3. And the state of one who entrusts his secret to the wind
Seeking it while it is sleepy in concealment

4. And make it reside as a guest in the abode of generosity
Do dreams soak the bitterness of the thirsty?

5. I ask about Najd and the destination of my youth
The playgrounds of the oryxes of Sirrim and Nu'man

6. And I bid farewell when the north wind breathes
The features of the relaxed dresser blossoming

7. I knew this love but did not realize it was madness
And how can one whose heart is stolen have any tranquility

8. So my friend, my confidante and love is the ultimate goal
Who preceded me, his extent far reaching, and who turned away

9. Behind both of you what blame can deter my leadership
For I am above the matter of blame and in a lofty position

10. And even if I am led in guidance by the most righteous
Love of benevolence commands me and prohibits me

11. And I continue to keep the covenant with those who break it
And remember my familiarity as long as I live and forgets me

12. So do not deny what the agony of passion did to me
For before me what destroyed Majnun and Layla

13. To God I complain about obstinate souls
That deviate from the Eternal and are deceived by the ephemeral

14. If only I knew would wishes assist me
To leave my family in His pleasure and my neighbors

15. And fulfill the yearnings of my heart by seeing me
Rub my cheek in his soil and wet my eyelids

16. To you O Messenger of God the call of one seeking refuge
With pounding heartbeats hopeful of favors

17. A stranger in the farthest west, his steps halted
A youth spent in meadows and loss

18. Yearning intensely for al-Aqeeq and its dwellers
And pouring upon it what the two new moons poured

19. And if the Hejazi lightning flashes weakly
Echoing in the darkness his fervent longing

20. Appearing with the banners of the hillock inscribed
Reminding me of the ancient covenant and making me weep

21. Conversing with the horizon of the stars as if
The night has lowered the veil, two intimate friends

22. Of what I confide in the horizon, I double in intimacies
Thus I observe for it the orbit of stars and it observes me

23. And it sends towards the rain some of my overflowing tears
And the lightning of my agony ignites from my fiery sorrows

24. And redoubled is my passion by the ruins of an abode
I promised, the rising of comets or the pasture of gazelles

25. While the pleasure of union is unhindered
And the nights are undisturbed by separation

26. If my eyes deny seeing the hillocks, they
Yearn to my heart with remembrance and devotion

27. And I have not seen the like of tears in their downpour
Watering its soil when they burst forth intensely

28. And of what agonizes me is that the caravan departed slowly
Led by passionate desires like racing steeds

29. Ships sailing in the mirage sea imagining
They swam in it like the sterns of ravens

30. At every halt as if they threw from it
Arrows piercing the breast of the desert

31. And from a deterrent as if the billowing waves
He pillowed himself upon twisted branches

32. Passionate songs that entice their heads
From sleep while ardour intoxicates

33. They responded to the call of separation willingly
Due to their passion though realms apart

34. Heading to the tomb of the Intercessor, an elevation
From which a paradise with branches is anticipated

35. When they descend from Taybah near it
The Generous Lord welcomes the noblest of two guests

36. To the point that faith was exalted and its shade stretched
And the ornaments of monotheism nullified idols

37. The horizons of verses, a manifest mercy,
Sanctuaries of realms, manifestations of faith

38. Therein desires are purified for acceptance
Quenched from it the excellence of pardon and forgiveness

39. Therein a trust is fulfilled for wellbeing
With a spirit and fragrance He welcomes them

40. Whispering closely to their Intercessor whom
The distant and close among people hope for

41. Even if they surpassed me while I lagged surely
It is a decree that flowed from the Lord of earth, the Judge

42. And how often did I make pledges my soul was true to
Yet I was known to break my promises

43. To God we complain about obstinate souls
That lean from the Eternal and are fooled by the ephemeral

44. If only my wishes assist me to leave
My family in His pleasure and my neighbors

45. And fulfill the yearnings of my heart by my seeing
I rub my cheek into his soil and wet my eyelids

46. To you O Messenger of God the call of one seeking refuge
With pounding heartbeats hopeful of favors

47. A stranger in the farthest west, his steps halted
A youth spent in meadows and loss

48. Yearning intensely for al-Aqeeq and its dwellers
And pouring upon it what the two new moons poured

49. And if the Hejazi lightning flashes weakly
Echoing in the darkness his fervent longing

50. Appearing with the banners of the hillock inscribed
Reminding me of the ancient covenant and making me weep

51. I converse with the horizon of the stars as if
The night has lowered the veil, two intimate friends

52. Of what I confide in the horizon, I double in intimacies
Thus I observe for it the orbit of stars and it observes me

53. And it sends towards the rain some of my overflowing tears
And the lightning of my agony ignites from my fiery sorrows

54. And redoubled is my passion by the ruins of an abode
I promised, the rising of comets or the pasture of gazelles

55. While the pleasure of union is unhindered
And the nights are undisturbed by separation

56. If my eyes deny seeing the hillocks, they
Yearn to my heart with remembrance and devotion

57. And I have not seen the like of tears in their downpour
Watering its soil when they burst forth intensely

58. And of what agonizes me is that the caravan departed slowly
Led by passionate desires like racing steeds

59. Ships sailing in the mirage sea imagining
They swam in it like the sterns of ravens

60. At every halt as if they threw from it
Arrows piercing the breast of the desert

61. And from a deterrent as if the billowing waves
He pillowed himself upon twisted branches

62. Passionate songs that entice their heads
From sleep while ardour intoxicates

63. They responded to the call of separation willingly
Due to their passion though realms apart

64. Heading to the tomb of the Intercessor, an elevation
From which a paradise with branches is anticipated

65. When they descend from Taybah near it
The Generous Lord welcomes the noblest of two guests

66. To the point that faith was exalted and its shade stretched
And the ornaments of monotheism nullified idols

67. The horizons of verses, a manifest mercy,
Sanctuaries of realms, manifestations of faith

68. Therein desires are purified for acceptance
Quenched from it the excellence of pardon and forgiveness

69. Therein a trust is fulfilled for wellbeing
With a spirit and fragrance He welcomes them

70. Whispering closely to their Intercessor whom
The distant and close among people hope for

71. Even if they surpassed me while I lagged surely
It is a decree that flowed from the Lord of earth, the Judge

72. And how often did I make pledges my soul was true to
Yet I was known to break my promises

73. To God we complain about obstinate souls
That lean from the Eternal and are fooled by the ephemeral

74. O if only my wishes assist me to leave
My family in His pleasure and my neighbors

75. And fulfill the yearnings of my heart by my seeing
I rub my cheek into his soil and wet my eyelids