1. O moon of the earth, where are you heading
Is it towards Najd, and where is Najd

2. Your destination is the sky, no, but
The heavenliness of your beauty is the destination

3. Don't you know, and you know best
Our heaven is a mouth and a cheek

4. What can we do if we get thirsty
And there is nothing but your drink to quench it

5. Your lips shine like lightning and tears like rain
And nothing but longing is the thunder

6. Your stature is tender with softness
As if from its softness it may melt

7. And when the journey was difficult upon you
The camels had some vigor and pillow

8. I shed tears in the vast desert
Sorrow and depression fill the valley

9. I want to hold back my tears but they refuse
As if my tears argue against staying

10. I did not make any effort to change you
The utmost endeavor is effort

11. I carried in my heart more than
Skin can bear, yet you are endurance

12. If you are alone while people are a group
You are the full moon among people

13. The day I meet you is a blessed day
The nearness of the beloved is blessing

14. Separation prevented the union
And distance prevented being neighbors

15. The voice of the camel driver calls you
While distance invites and the night winds blow

16. And a night in which we gathered
As if we are pearls in a necklace

17. Shaking off in it playful chat
And living so sweet and comfortable

18. In it we huddled like partridges
Modesty covers us with a cloak