1. يا عاذلي لست مثلي في هوًى وجوى

    فخلّ بالله عن لومي وعن عذلي

    O my reproacher, you are not like me in love and heartache.

    So, by God, cease blaming and reproaching me.

  2. أضحى لريَّان ردفٍ قد علا وربا

    يا حبَّذا جبل الريَّان من جبل

    A full-rounded rump has now risen high and swelled—

    Ah, how splendid a mountain is Mount al-Rayyan!