1. The lightning from al-Fayha' moistened me,
And your love has roused me, Oh Damascus!

2. I longed for union though it was delayed,
And it set my passion aflame, ardently in love.

3. Is Ghutah truly a paradise for me
And a part of the eternal gardens for me?

4. When I walk in the lands of ash-Shaam,
Do my wings flutter for it in the air?

5. Peace upon you, Oh Damascus, until
Lightning flashes through your sky because of it.

6. Oh home of every handsome youth
Who has precedence on the page of great men.

7. And cradle of beauties for every heart
Whose right cannot be denied or broken.

8. I was pleased that love has gently captured me,
And that this gentleness has no freedom.

9. I am Waddah and I came with my passion
And the East is behind me from the lands of Arabs.

10. Sanaa which polished my swords
Has a place in the cheek of the two moons.

11. The breezes carry to me from its morning
Morning dew that has depth in the heart.

12. So in the box are secrets and poetry
And in the box are emotions and gentleness.

13. How many mothers of sons I see but
“Hearts are like rocks, they do not soften.”