ما عندَ سُكَّانٍ بنَجدِ

شَوقي الذي ألقى ووجدي

The people of Najd have no longing like mine,

Which I have expressed, and like my intimate friend's.

يا جيرةً بلوى النَّقا

هل نلتَقي من بَعدِ بُعدِ

O neighbor who shares in my torment of separation!

Will we ever meet again after this distance?

أقوى لبُعدِكُم الحِمَى

وَذُرا الأَراكِ وَلَيسَ يُجدي

Your absence makes my yearning all the stronger,

So leave these encampments, which are no remedy!

وشكَت حمائمُ دَوحِهِ

ما قَد شَكَا للِدَّمعِ خَدِّي

The doves of Dawhah have told

What my tear-stained cheek has confided.

وَبَكى لفقدكُمُ أَسىً

ما فيهِ من بانٍ وَرَندِ

For your loss I weep with inconsolable grief,

In which there is no ostentation or affectation.

كُنتُم لهُ الأُنسَ الذي

عندَ التَّداني كانَ عِندي

You were the intimate companionship for me

That, when we gathered together, was always with me.

أصبحَتُ من كَلفي بِكُم

والفَخرُ لي كَأقلِّ عبدِ

Through my devotion to you I have become,

Though I am the lowliest slave, a source of pride.

علقت بكُم روحي هوىً

يا ليتها ظَفِرَت بِسَعدِ

I have bound my soul to love of you,

Would that it had attained what it hoped for!

عُودوا فإِن حالَ الزَّمَا

نُ فَعلِّلوا قَلبي بِوَعدِ

Return, for when adversity prolongs its stay,

Make my heart patient with a promise.

فَمَتى ذَكرتُ سِواكُمُ

يوماً فأَنتمُ جُلُّ قَصدي

Whenever I remember anyone but you,

Then you are the goal of all my intentions.