أَوحَشَ الجُنبُذانَ فَالدَيرُ مِنها

أَوحَشَ الجُنبُذانَ فَالدَيرُ مِنها

فَقُراها فَالمَنزِلُ المَحظورُ

فَقُراها فَالمَنزِلُ المَحظورُ

Al-Junbudhan and the monastery lie desolate without her,

The wilderness has made the monastery dreary

as do her villages and the forbidden dwelling.

So it is poor, and the dwelling forbidden

أَسكُنُ البَدوَ ما أَقَمتِ بِبَدوٍ

أَسكُنُ البَدوَ ما أَقَمتِ بِبَدوٍ

فَإِذا ما حَضَرتِ طابَ الحُضورُ

فَإِذا ما حَضَرتِ طابَ الحُضورُ

I dwell in the open country as long as you dwell there;

I dwell in the desert as long as you stay in the desert

and when you come to town, town life becomes sweet.

So when you come, the presence is pleasant

أَيُّ عَيشٍ أَلَذُّهُ لَستِ فيهِ

أَيُّ عَيشٍ أَلَذُّهُ لَستِ فيهِ

أَو تُرى نِعمَةٌ بِهِ وَسُرورُ

أَو تُرى نِعمَةٌ بِهِ وَسُرورُ

What life can I relish when you are not in it?

What is the sweetest life in which you are not

Or can any blessing and joy be seen in it?

Or is there in it bliss and happiness