أنا إن بعدت عن الدّيار فإنّني

يا ميّ قلبي في ديارك باقي

Though I am far from home, my heart

Though I am far from the dwellings, indeed, O Mayy, my heart remains in your abode.

Remains with you, my beloved land

My love, though distance impedes our meeting, is my love, and my longing for you is my longing.

حبّي و إنّ شطّ النوى بمزاركم

حبّي و اشواقي لكم أشواقي

My love endures, though fate decrees

Do not expect me to ever forget your vow, for pure loyalty is the essence of my character.

That I must live in distant sands

I do not break your covenant in absence, unless you break the covenant made with me.

لا ترقبوا منّي تناسي عهدكم

إنّ الوفاء المحض من أخلاقي

I shall not forget our covenant

Rejection spills my tears, although my tears would not be shed for the very fear of death.

Loyalty's engraved within my soul

I am like the sword: when the polisher shines it, it increases in brilliance upon brilliance.

أنا لست أخلف بالنوى ميثاقكم

أو تخلفون على النوى ميثاقي

I will not break my pledge to you

Nor shall you fail to reach my goal

و يريق أدمعي الصدود و إن يكن

دمعي لهول الموت غير مراق

My tears may flow in solitude

Yet tears cannot my love erase

أنا كالحسام إذا جلاه صاقل

يزداد إشراقا على إشراق

I'm like a sword in polisher's hands

Growing brighter with time's embrace