تذكر بالطف أوطانه

فهاج له الشوق أشجانه

He recalled his homeland tenderly

And longing stirred his innermost depths

فبات يكابد ليل السليم

لا يألف الغمض اجفانه

He spent the still night sleepless

His eyes refused to close

يخال النجوم إذا ما سقي

كؤوس الصبابة ندمانه

When he saw the stars, he imagined

The cups of youth passed round in vain

تنم الدموع على سرّه

إذا هو حال كتمانه

Tears flowed for his secret suffering

When he tried to hide his state

له الله صبّاً بأرض الحجاز

يبكي العراق وسكانه

May God water the land of Hijaz with rain

While he weeps for Iraq and its people