1. سقى ملث الغوادي

    ربعا لأهل ودادي

    May the persistent morning showers water

    a dwelling of those I love,

  2. ربعا بسفح المصلى

    واديه أطيب وادي

    a dwelling at the foot of al-Musalla,

    whose valley is the sweetest of valleys.

  3. أسري اليه وشوقي

    حادىّ والذكر زادي

    I travel to it by night, and my longing

    is my camel-driver, and remembrance my provision.

  4. وان ضلت هداني

    من طيب ريّاه هادي

    And if I stray, I am guided

    by a guide from its sweet fragrance.

  5. يا أهل ودى وانهى

    قصدى وانس مرادي

    O my loved ones, the ultimate goal

    of my quest and delight of my desire,

  6. بنتم فوجدي عليكم

    باق ليوم المعاد

    you have departed, and my yearning for you

    endures until the Day of Return.

  7. وحقّ طيب التلاقي

    وحسن عهد الوداد

    By the sanctity of sweet reunion,

    and the beauty of love’s covenant,

  8. لم يعرف الصبر عنكم

    ولا الهدو فؤادي

    it has never known patience apart from you,

    nor repose—my heart.

  9. ان كان قلبي سلاكم

    فلا ارتوى منه صادي

    If my heart has forgotten you,

    then may no thirsty one drink their fill from it.

  10. وان أردت سواكم

    فلا بلغت مرادي

    And if I desire anyone but you,

    then may I never attain my desire.

  11. ما أملك الميل عنكم

    يا مالكين قيادي

    I have no power to turn away from you,

    O you who hold my reins.

  12. حاشاكم أن تضيعوا

    فيكم جميل اعتقادى

    Far be it from you to betray

    the good opinion I hold of you.