1. I yearn for the sacred valley with desire
For it, as its view delights my eye

2. The scented breeze passes through it
With flowers whose radiance is snowy white

3. It flows with a garment of wondrous blossoms
Adorned with embroidered splendor

4. The roses in it are red and others are white
And its greenness is bluish like the violet

5. You see it like a peacock that appeared and its head
Is crowned with the Almighty's magnificent colors

6. Gaze at the valley's description, for its mountains
Spoke of Eden and its plains are carpeted

7. Mountains on whose peaks honor's might is seen
So leave the feet of cities' humiliation limping

8. Yes, recite to me your praise as a delight
For your praise of the sacred valley brings joy

9. You see the babbling of water in its corners
Like a cheerful harp whose voice echoes

10. It roams over a meadow's satin expanse
Its pebbles like pearls, blooming and glittering

11. The flocks of partridges were protected in it
Singing in its branches and chirping

12. The shadows of its palms spared it
From the sun's rays that shy away

13. Shading its yards with a yellowness
While its insides blaze from its wrath

14. Oh what a pity, since my eye left its sanctuary
And the edge of my eyelid limps to separation and distance

15. Oh my mountains, Lebanon, peace be upon you
With your pleasant breeze perfumed

16. For I have in that place many a gathering
Where my tongue praises the home fondly

17. I gained from it plentiful chaste fruits
Filled, as my heart was adorned with piety and joy

18. So there is no embarrassment that hurts the soul among them
And forbid that I become embarrassed with them

19. And how many a special, favored friend I had
And God's grace was upon me and showered

20. Then my friends left me lonely with repentance
And my tears roll over their ruins

21. God ordained, despite my resistance, my separation
And perhaps what afflicts the youth is good in the end

22. For I have from those wishes messages
Endless, and without them I would not have left

23. And I have from that conversation more
That almost mends the sundered heart

24. And I have a taste of its subtle meanings
If felt by the wise, they would not jest

25. My friend, do not weep for the misery of my humiliation
Rather, help me, for today I am troubled

26. My friend, this is the meeting place of grief and weeping
So where can I find, in adversities, relief?

27. Do not think my tears are blood
Rather, they are tears mixed with separation's blood

28. As if what is in my heart appears in my eye
Blood and tears blended with coquetry

29. And I returned to roam from closeness
For which my regret is profound and my sin grave

30. A secret calls me in the folds of my intimacy
And the dress of hope - leave it tightly clasped

31. Be patient, O stranger in deep anguish
Perhaps God, after your patience, will grant relief

32. And do not forget Mary, for she is the greatest aide
To her distressed seeker, when the escape is difficult

33. For every bewildered person has called upon her
And she guided them, with her perfumed path

34. O wanderer on land and sea in exile
Slain, while his thoughts are troubled

35. Roaming with a confused mind
And a blazing heart

36. Come to the Mother of God, for she
Is the harbor for people to win and path to follow

37. For if you come to her, she will suffice you of every need
For you are, wherever you travel, most needing her