أَلا أَيُّها البَيتُ الَّذي أَنا هاجِرُه

وَإِنّي بِتِلماحٍ مِنَ الطَرفِ ناظِرُه

O house which I am leaving as an emigrant,

Though I glance at you with a fluttering eye.

لَهَنَّكَ مِن بَيتٍ إِلَيَّ لَمونِقٌ

وَآنِقُ مِن عَيني مِنَ البَيتِ عامِرُه

You attract me like a sweetheart to her lover,

And the resident of an eye is drawn to you.

أَصُدُّ حَياءً أَن يَلِجَّ بِها الهَوى

وَأَنتِ المُنى لَولا عَدوٌّ أُحاذِرُه

I restrain my love for fear it would betray me.

You are my wish - if not for an enemy I dread.

وَفيكَ حَبيبُ النَفسِ لَو نَستَطيعُهُ

لَماتَ الهَوى وَالشَوقُ حينَ تُجاوِرُه

In you is the loved one of my soul if I could attain him.

Then love and longing would die when neighbors.

فَإِن يَكُنِ الأَعداءُ أَحمَوا كَلامَهُ

عَلَينا فَلَم تُحمَ عَنّا مَناظِرُه

If enemies have protected their words from us,

Their looks have not protected us.

أَتَهجُرُ بَيتاً بِالحِجازِ تَلَعَّبَت

بِهِ الحَربُ وَالأَعداءُ أَم أَنتَ زائِرُه

Shall I abandon a house in Hejaz toyed with

By wars and enemies, or are you its visitor?

فَإِن آتِهِ لَم أَنجِ إِلّا بِظَنِّهِ

وَإِن يَأتِهِ غَيري تُنَط بي جَرائِرُه

If I come to it, I will attain only through its favor.

If another comes to it, its perils will ensnare me.