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Stand by the gulf, for it is

قف بالخليج فإنه

1. Stand by the gulf, for it is
The most delightful place on earth by far

١. قفْ بالخليج فإنه
أشهى بقاع الأرض ربعا

2. The branches danced for it
When the dove praised it with rhyming couplets

٢. رقصت له الأغصان إذ
أثنى الحمام عليه سجعاً

3. Swaying like a frightened mother
When scared and distraught with worry

٣. متعطف كالأيم ذعرا
حين خيف فضاق ذرعا

4. And when the morning breeze passes by it
It excites, like a sword that became armor

٤. وإذا تمرُّ به الصبا
فأطربْ لسيفٍ صار درعا

5. Its competing ships
Lowering then raising their passengers

٥. متباريات سفنهُ
خفضاً براكبها ورفعاً

6. Like scorpions they approached
Above the sand dunes as they raced

٦. مثل العقارب أقبلتْ
فوق الأراقم وهي تسعى