سَدَدْتُ الأُذْنُ عَنْ دَاعي التَّصابي

سَدَدْتُ الأُذْنُ عَنْ دَاعي التَّصابي

I shut my ear to the call of youthful dalliance.

I have closed my ears to the caller of calamities,

And I profess a desire for the generosity of Najd,

وأُبْدِي رَغْبَةً لِنُجُودِ نَجْدٍ

وأُبْدِي رَغْبَةً لِنُجُودِ نَجْدٍ

وشَوْقاً لا نْتِشاقي مِنْهُ رِيحا

وشَوْقاً لا نْتِشاقي مِنْهُ رِيحا

And I express a desire for the highlands of Najd,

And a longing to breathe in its scent,

And a yearning to breathe in a breeze from it.

And nothing but precious stones has rested my heart,

وما بِسِوَى العَقيقِِ أَقامَ قَلْبِي

وما بِسِوَى العَقيقِِ أَقامَ قَلْبِي

وأَضْحَى بَيْنَ أَهْلِيهِ طَرِيحا

وأَضْحَى بَيْنَ أَهْلِيهِ طَرِيحا

My heart has settled nowhere but al-ʿAqīq,

And it has become ravaged among its people.

And now lies prostrate among its people.