1. Without you, my ultimate desire,
I would not have yearned in the land of Najd.

2. You intoxicated me with love’s tales -
An intoxication for lovers after me.

3. And my reminiscing of nights of joy -
With mentions of another you forgot me.

4. And many a guide of youth made drunk -
Their singing made them forget spreading it.

5. Do not mention to the breeze my intoxication,
For it came with glad tidings of my fervor.