أَيا شِبهَ لَيلى جادَكِ الغَيثُ وَاِنبَرى

لَكِ الرُشدُ وَاِخضَرَّت عَلَيكِ المَراتِعُ

O you who resemble Layla, the rain has made your land prosperous,

And guidance and green pastures have come to you,

سَقاكِ خُدارِيٌّ إِذا عَجَّ عَجَّةً

حَسِبتُ الَّذي يَدنو أَصَمَّ المَسامِعِ

A Khudari rain-cloud waters you when it rains heavily,

I thought the one approaching was deaf to hearing,

يَمانٍ عَلى نَجرانَ أَيُمنَ صَوبَهُ

وَمِنهُ عَلى سَلمى وَسَلمانَ لامِعُ

From Yemen over Najran he inclines his course,

And from there over Salma and radiant Salman,

وَمِنهُ عَلى قَصرَي عُمانَ سَحيقَةٌ

وَبِالخَطِّ نَضَاحُ العَثانينِ واسِعُ

And from there over the lofty castles of Oman it pours down,

And in the valley the tents of Uthman are widespread,

تَذودُ الصَبا رَيعانَهُ وَهوَ راجِحٌ

كَما ذيدَ حَومٌ عَن نَضيحٍ رَوابِعُ

The morning breeze repels its winds while dominant,

As a stirring she-camel repels the mounting of males,

تُزَحِّفُ أَعلاهُ الجَنوبُ بِراكِسٍ

كَما دَبَّ أَدفى مائِلُ الحِملِ ظالِعُ

The south wind crawls over its heights inverted

As a heavily loaded camel rises up slanted,

يَكُبُّ طِوالَ الطَلحِ في حَجَراتِهِ

وَتَحيا عَلَيهِ المُسنِتاتُ البَلاقِعُ

It topples the tall acacias in their dens,

And lively tongues praise him,

ونار كسحر العَود رفع ضؤها

مع الصبح هبّاتُ الرياحِ الزعازعُ

And the fire of dawning’s magic wood raised its light,

With the morning, the stirring gusts of wind.