1. ذكرت نجداً وعهد نجد

    فخدّ صوب الدموع خدّي

    I recalled Najd and my days in Najd.

    Then a downpour of tears furrowed my cheek.

  2. وحن قلبي لساكنيها

    حنين ذي غلة لورد

    And my heart yearned for its inhabitants

    as one parched with thirst yearns for water.

  3. فيا نسيم الصبا إذا ما

    اتيت نجداً فبث وجدي

    So, O breeze of the east, when

    you reach Najd, convey my yearning.

  4. قد طال عهدي فذبت شوقاً

    ولم يبالوا بطول عهدي

    My time away has grown long, so I have melted with longing.

    Yet they cared nothing for my long absence.

  5. ان ضيعوا ودهم فاني

    على النوى حافظ لودى

    If they neglect their love, I

    preserve my love despite separation.

  6. قد عللوا بالأسى فؤادي

    بمن قضى من نوى وصدّ

    They have offered my grieving heart comfort

    with those who died of separation and rejection.

  7. هيهات قاسيت ما لقوه

    كلهم في الغرام وحدي

    Far from it! I have endured what they endured—

    all of them in love—all on my own.