1. A stranger in need or a prince in his land?
And around me fierce, hostile foes.

2. O Mount Nu'man, a sincere refuge in Allah,
The breeze of morning reaches me through its path.

3. Will it cool me or heal my young spirit
Of a heart where only the essence remains?

4. For the morning breeze is a wind which, when breathed
Upon a troubled soul, reveals its sorrows.

5. But my passion for Layla is longstanding,
And I slay men's passions however longstanding.