1. أَلا حَبَّذا أَنفاسُ ظاهِرِ جلَّق

    وَقَد نَفَحَت غِبَّ الحَيا المُتَدَفِّقِ

    Ah, how sweet the breezes of Jilliq’s outskirts,

    As they waft after the pouring rain!

  2. وَباناتُ واديها وَهُنَّ رواقِصٌ

    لَها طَرَبٌ تَحتَ الحَمامِ المُطَوَّقِ

    And the moringa trees of its valley, dancing,

    Rejoice beneath the ring-necked doves.

  3. إِذا شَدَت الأَطيارُ في كُلِّ بانَةٍ

    تَجاوَبَتِ الأَوتارُ مِن كُلِّ جَوسَقِ

    When the birds sing in every moringa tree,

    The strings answer one another from every pavilion.

  4. وَنَحنُ بِأَيدي الوَجد سَكرى كَأَنَّما

    صَبَحنا كُؤساً مِن شَرابٍ مُرَوَّقِ

    And we are drunk in the hands of passion, as though

    We had drunk morning cups of clarified wine.