1. Two birds in the thicket
Alighted on branches

2. In a drowsy part of the land
With no crops or beauty.

3. As they chirped together
At dawn on the bough

4. A wind blew upon them
Drifting from Yemen.

5. It greeted and said, "Two pearls
In a worn-out vessel,

6. I've seen around the meadows
And in the shade of Aden,

7. Pleasant places like those
Left by the tribe of Yazan.

8. Love there is sugar,
Water, honey and milk."

9. No bird had seen them
Or heard of them but was spellbound.

10. "Come, let's go there
For an hour's time."

11. One bird said to it,
And birds are the smartest creatures,

12. "Oh wind, you're the son of mischief.
You know nothing of settling down.

13. Leave the eternal Garden of Yemen be.
Nothing compares to one's homeland."