1. A gazelle waves to me from afar, a tree beyond reach
Diminishing my patience, amplifying my passion

2. I have no longing for it, no yearning
If not for being neighbor to the singular banner

3. A day takes me on my night journey toward you
A day blessed with auspicious ascendance

4. Forbidden for camel litters to depart
From Najd to other than it and its beloved people

5. O moon of Sa'di that without reaching you
The white abodes of Bani Sa'd are desolate

6. You were created like kohl to my misfortune
Far from my reach, upright in stature

7. Shall I despair when in that place are springs
Sweeter than chain, wine and honey

8. I asked you to bestow on me a visit
To alleviate my heart's enduring fervor