1. بَكَرَتْ عَلَيْكَ فَهَيَّجَتْ وَجْدَا

    هُوجُ الرِّياحِ وأذْكَرَتْ نَجْدَا

    They came upon you at dawn and stirred longing—

    the wild winds—and brought Najd to mind.

  2. أَتَحِنُّ مِنْ شَوْقٍ إذا ذُكِرَتْ

    نَجْدٌ وأَنْتَ تَرَكْتَها عَمْدَا

    Do you pine with longing when it is mentioned—

    Najd—though you left it deliberately?