سقى ربعها بالأبرقين معارفا

سقى ربعها بالأبرقين معارفا

حياً كلمّا حيَّا المنازل أحياها

حياً كلمّا حيَّا المنازل أحياها

May the familiar traces of her dwelling at al-Abraqayn be watered

With sweet rain he watered its abode, as a friend

By rain that revives dwellings whenever it greets them.

Whenever he greeted its dwellings, he brought them to life

وسَحَّ عَليها صوبُ كلِّ مُلَثَّةٍ

وسَحَّ عَليها صوبُ كلِّ مُلَثَّةٍ

تزمل حبات الجنوب مطاياها

تزمل حبات الجنوب مطاياها

And may every lingering raincloud pour its rain upon them,

And poured over it from every gathered cloud

Its mounts enshrouded by the south wind's drops.

The stars of the south constellation saddled their camels

فما كان اشهاها اليّ منازلاً

فما كان اشهاها اليّ منازلاً

وأحسنها في مقلتّي وأحلاها

وأحسنها في مقلتّي وأحلاها

And how desirable those dwellings were to me,

None of its dwellings were as appetizing to me

And how beautiful in my eyes, and how sweet!

As the most beautiful in my eyes that captured my heart

وما كان أبهاها وأعذب وردها

وما كان أبهاها وأعذب وردها

وأكرم مثواها وأحسن مرعاها

وأكرم مثواها وأحسن مرعاها

And how splendid they were, how sweet their water,

None of its roses were as splendid and fragrant

And how hospitable their lodging, how fine their pasture!

Or its dwelling as generous, or its pasture as perfect

إي أن أبان البين عني شمسها

إي أن أبان البين عني شمسها

وأبعد عني بالتفرق مرمَاها

وأبعد عني بالتفرق مرمَاها

Until separation took their sun away from me,

Oh how distance hid its sun from me

And through parting put their destination far from me.

And separated me from it by parting

وأغورتُ في قطر الشامِ ودارها

وأغورتُ في قطر الشامِ ودارها

بنجران فأسال أين مني لقياها

بنجران فأسال أين مني لقياها

And I entered the lowlands of al-Sham, while her home

I plunged into the land of Syria and its houses

Is in Najran—so I ask: how could I meet her?

In Najran I ask where I can find it

وإني لارعى ودها وعهودَها

وإني لارعى ودها وعهودَها

وأطربُ إن مَرّت بسمعي ذكراها

وأطربُ إن مَرّت بسمعي ذكراها

And truly I cherish her affection and honor her pledges,

I still tend to its love and pacts

And am moved whenever a mention of her reaches my ears.

And rejoice whenever its name reaches my ears

فلا تطمعَا في أن افارق حبّها

فلا تطمعَا في أن افارق حبّها

واقصر عنها بعدان كنت أهواها

واقصر عنها بعدان كنت أهواها

So do not hope, you two, that I will forsake my love for her,

So do not hope I will abandon my love for it

And turn away from her after having loved her.

Or neglect it after passionately adoring it

ومَا يرعوي قلبُ إذا شّفه الهوى

ومَا يرعوي قلبُ إذا شّفه الهوى

ولا تهتدي نفس إذا الله أغواها

ولا تهتدي نفس إذا الله أغواها

And no heart desists when passion has consumed it,

What will console a heart once consumed by passion?

Nor does a soul find guidance when God has led it astray.

Or guide a soul once led astray by God?

هنيئاً لعيس إن أطال مفرح

هنيئاً لعيس إن أطال مفرح

عُلاها وإن اعلا على النجم مرقاها

عُلاها وإن اعلا على النجم مرقاها

Good fortune to the pale camels, if Mufarrih has heightened

Good tidings to Jesus if he makes its joy last

Their stature, and if he has raised their ascent above the star.

And elevates its ascension above the stars