1. وَلَو أَنَّ قاراتٍ حَوالي جلاجِل

    يسمين سَلمى وَالفرود وَحَومَلا

    And if the rocky hills around Jalajil—

    called Salma, al-Farud, and Hawmal—

  2. يُوازِنَّ ما بي مِن هَوىً وَصَبابَة

    لَكانَ الَّذي أَلقى مِنَ الشَّوقِ أَثقَلا

    were weighed against the passion and yearning within me,

    the longing I endure would be heavier.