1. Stand in the same place and mourn for a long time
It has been devoid of light for a long period

2. And traces in the soft sand have become
Fixed for it by the sands and anchored

3. And water it with a torrent of flowing tears
Constantly pouring that has no drying spring

4. Perhaps the tears will extinguish a fire
From the passion of youth and relieve anguish

5. Between the sands, the open country, and the meadows
There is for the wanderers a fixed trace

6. The winds have denied its pastureland in the south
And north, and the Levant and east

7. And the landmarks and traces and dunes have disappeared
And the pastureland, so the place has become desolate

8. O my friend, may you excuse this face
As the sincere excuses his sincere friend

9. Do not ask me of El-Uwair and its people
And greet them - have they left me dead?

10. Those who have settled in Nejd
Still stir feelings in my heart

11. The remnants of spirit
Sorrow has made reside in a thin body

12. And a heart that is content with the estrangement of lovers
And finds anguish sweet

13. If the eyes have become worn without defect
Grief has accustomed it to little, and to less

14. O rider crossing the desert, stop at
A tree and cut through the long desert

15. And cross the land of the south and Nejd
Farsakh by farsakh, and mile by mile

16. Do not weary of the journey
Towards the glory of invincible might, resting at ease

17. In meadows ennobled by the noblest
Who has gained breadth and length of land

18. Tabee has come to bring Islam
And the Muslims shade and shelter

19. Ask the Living about a beloved companion of ours
Who was righteous and loyal

20. The Living Abd Al-Rahman - and I mean the most eminent
The religion's sword - polished blade

21. Honor the sincere from a people honorable of ancestry
Offshoots commendable and origins true

22. The Imam who shows the truth in his traces
And guides to the path

23. The generous, the glorious, the noble lineage
The noble chief, unmatched if you seek a peer

24. Take from his guidance knowledge and forbearance
And seek from him to meet and reach

25. And hope for his generosity to suffice you
Below the abundant, most generous and lofty

26. You who come from the land of Nejd
Have you found my heart changeable towards them?

27. For people I loved have abandoned me
After union, so my heart has become sick

28. O my beloved, if the nights aided me
In meeting I would have come hastily

29. My aim being to renew the pact but
I could not find rest from the adversity of fate

30. If you have turned from love of me then my heart
Cannot turn from love of you

31. Or you have forgotten me - but I do not forget
Or tired of passion - I do not tire

32. Long has the south wind carried
To you abundant greetings

33. Yearning has inclined me toward you and
I cannot bear that which before contented me

34. How, my master, have you come near
To my land and could not reach?

35. Do not rebuke me with estrangement for Allah
Says high above, be patient beautifully

36. I have two years in which I hoped
To voice my passions, but found no messenger

37. And my reproach is much, but I shortened it
Fearing that if I detail it, it will prolong

38. And I have been gentle in my question, my hope being
That you see evidence in the answer

39. By the right of Him who guided you, give
A healing speech, weighty words

40. Remember Al-Sharifi with good whenever
You pray, O Merciful and Guardian

41. And upon you be my greetings until
Time ends, morn and eve