إن للروح في دمشق لمأوى

إن للروح في دمشق لمأوى

ذا قرار وذا معين وربوة

ذا قرار وذا معين وربوة

Who can give the soul, in Damascus, a haven—

Indeed, in Damascus the soul has a haven,

one endowed with repose, flowing water, and a hill,

With repose, flowing water, and a hill.

وبروضاتها بساتين ورد

وبروضاتها بساتين ورد

لي بأزرارها صبابة عروة

لي بأزرارها صبابة عروة

with gardens of roses in its lush meadows?

And in its meadows are gardens of roses;

For their buds I bear the lovesick yearning of ʿUrwa.

For their buds I feel the longing of Urwa.