قالتْ غُزَيِّلَةُ الغُوَيْ

قالتْ غُزَيِّلَةُ الغُوَيْ

رِ الرِّيمُ رامَ تِلاعَ رامَهْ

رِ الرِّيمُ رامَ تِلاعَ رامَهْ

The little gazelle of al-Ghuwayr said:

The melody of love said:

The gazelle sought the heights of Rāmah,

My beloved wandered off, oh why

ولأَجلِها هَجَرَ الأَحِ

ولأَجلِها هَجَرَ الأَحِ

بَّةَ والمَساكِنَ والإِقامَهْ

بَّةَ والمَساكِنَ والإِقامَهْ

and for her sake he abandoned

And for her sake, he abandoned the loved ones, the homes, the dwellings

his loved ones, dwellings, and settled life.

We said: Renouncing the world

قُلنا التَّجرُّدُ للحَبي

قُلنا التَّجرُّدُ للحَبي

بِ على محبَّتِهِ عَلامَهْ

بِ على محبَّتِهِ عَلامَهْ

We said: Renunciation for the beloved

For one's beloved is a sign of true love

is a sign of love for him.

And so we renounced the worldly life

ولِذا تجرَّدْنا بذي ال

ولِذا تجرَّدْنا بذي ال

دُّنْيا وفي يومِ القِيامَهْ

دُّنْيا وفي يومِ القِيامَهْ

And so we divested ourselves in this

On Judgement Day we will stand bare

world, and on the Day of Resurrection.

We ask God for safety

فُتْنا الوُجودَ مُجَرَّدِي

فُتْنا الوُجودَ مُجَرَّدِي

نَ ونسأَلُ الله السَّلامَهْ

نَ ونسأَلُ الله السَّلامَهْ

We passed beyond existence, divested,

and we ask God for safety.