1. The specter of my beloved crept by after the dew fell
And the darkness of night was about to settle in

2. The Najdi breeze blew, carrying its coldness
Beware, lest it intentionally assault you

3. I wondered how it found me with such intuition
If the crescent of the horizon were guiding it, it wouldn't have found its way

4. It came over to me and brought me sleep’s greetings
Had it not visited, I would have stayed sleepless

5. It laid me down and stuck me to the ground
Spread me out and used its hand as my pillow

6. I stayed shaking the branch, hopeless
And returned to hugging the gazelle, freeing the tied up baby deer

7. And from its saliva is my scent, and from its mouth’s pearls
Above the cheek I kiss scattered flowers

8. May God keep its specter, so loyal and true
Bringing abundant joy, though it was not made to be happy

9. My body learned patience from its eyelids
And it corrected what it wanted of me and ruined what was corrupt

10. It weakened my authority and strengthened my love
And it corrected what it wanted of me and ruined what was corrupt

11. Blameworthy to me if it could see it
It would ransom me, and I would ransom it

12. It tries to guide me, for its glances
Command me not to obey any guide

13. It asks me of its hair and forehead
I said: “I saw beauty, black and white”

14. Why do I stay at al-Husayb so thirsty?
When before I would not be satisfied by the Tigris as my drinking fountain