تَطَاولَ لَيلي بالعِراقِ ولَم يَكُن

عَلَيَّ بأَكنافِ الحِجازِ يَطُولُ

My night in Iraq was prolonged, yet it did not extend

Upon me in the Hijaz’s embrace.

فَهَل لِي إلى أَرضِ الحِجَازِ وَمَن بِهِ

بِعافِيَةٍ قَبلَ المَمَاتِ سَبيلُ

Is there for me a way to the Hijaz’s land, and those in it,

In good health before death?