روّح الروح واذكر لي اخلائي

روّح الروح واذكر لي اخلائي

وداو بالله يا حادي الحمى دائي

وداو بالله يا حادي الحمى دائي

Soothe the soul, and tell me of my dear friends.

Refresh my soul, and remind me of my loved ones

And, by God, O camel-driver of the sanctuary, heal my ailment.

And cure, for God's sake, the fever that ails me

وهات طيب حنانا خاطري واعد

وهات طيب حنانا خاطري واعد

اخبارهم فالنوى قد قد احشائي

اخبارهم فالنوى قد قد احشائي

And bring—tenderly soothe my heart—and repeat

And bring me the soothing balm for my heart's wounds

Their news, for separation has torn my entrails.

For yearning for them has filled my very being

اغث بحقك سمعي واتل مبثهجاً

اغث بحقك سمعي واتل مبثهجاً

تمداحهم واحي قلب السامع الرائي

تمداحهم واحي قلب السامع الرائي

By your worth, bring relief to my hearing, and joyfully recite

Help me, for your righteousness, listen joyfully

Their praises, and revive the heart of the listening beholder.

To their praises, revive the listener's heart

كانت ليال لنا والشمل مجتمع

كانت ليال لنا والشمل مجتمع

في روضة غضة الاغصان خضراء

في روضة غضة الاغصان خضراء

We had nights together, our company gathered,

We had nights together, gathered in union

In a green garden with tender branches.

In a meadow, green branches swaying

يا طيبها من ليال بالسرور مضت

يا طيبها من ليال بالسرور مضت

مع الاحباء انعم بالاحباء

مع الاحباء انعم بالاحباء

O how sweet those nights that passed in joy

Oh, blessed were those nights of joy gone by

With loved ones—how delightful those loved ones!

With loved ones, enjoying loved ones

قوم بهم ركن مجدي قد سما وعلا

قوم بهم ركن مجدي قد سما وعلا

وقد هدمت بهم اركان اعدائي

وقد هدمت بهم اركان اعدائي

A people through whom the pillar of my glory rose and towered,

A pillar of my glory they are, lofty and high

And through them I have shattered the pillars of my enemies.

With them, my foes' pillars are razed and gone

وحقهم بعد طول البعد هم ابدا

وحقهم بعد طول البعد هم ابدا

سواد عيني او خافي سويدائي

سواد عيني او خافي سويدائي

And by their worth, after long separation they remain forever

Though after long absence, they're still always

The pupil of my eye, or what lies hidden in my heart's core.

The black of my eye, or its hidden white

لقد اقاموا بسري اينما سكنوا

لقد اقاموا بسري اينما سكنوا

في منزل عامر او قفر بيداء

في منزل عامر او قفر بيداء

They have indeed dwelt in my innermost self, wherever they settled,

Wherever they dwelled, they brought life to my secret depths

In an inhabited dwelling or a desert's barren waste.

In a populated home, or barren wasteland

كم قد مددت يدي ابغي رسائلهم

كم قد مددت يدي ابغي رسائلهم

كما تمد يد الظمآن للماء

كما تمد يد الظمآن للماء

How often I have stretched out my hand, seeking their letters,

How I stretched my hand, seeking their missives

As the thirsty one's hand reaches out for water.

As a thirsty man reaches for water

مضوا وآثارهم في الحي باقية

مضوا وآثارهم في الحي باقية

فاعجب اخي لاموات كأحياء

فاعجب اخي لاموات كأحياء

They have gone, yet their traces remain in the settlement.

They're gone, but their traces in the neighborhood remain

So marvel, my brother, at the dead who are like the living.

My brother, how wondrous, the dead seem alive

مني السلام عليهم كلما لمعت

مني السلام عليهم كلما لمعت

بيضاء بارقة في طي سوداء

بيضاء بارقة في طي سوداء

From me, peace be upon them whenever there flashes

Greetings to them, whenever a shining

A white lightning-flash within the folds of a black cloud.

White glows through the dark black