أَلا يا قَمَرَ الدارِ

وَيا مِسكَةَ عَطّارِ

Oh moon of the abode

Oh moon that lights the dwelling place,

And oh musk of perfumer

Oh musk the perfumer distills,

وَيا نَفحَةَ نِسرينٍ

وَيا وَردَةَ أَشجارِ

And oh breeze of lily

Oh breath of sweet wild rose,

And oh rose of trees

Oh blossom on the trees,

وَيا ظِلَّةَ أَغصانٍ

عَلى شاطِءِ أَنهارِ

And oh shade of branches

Oh shade of branching boughs,

By the bank of rivers

Upon the river's bank,

وَيا كَعبَينِ مِن عاجٍ

وَيا طُنبورَ شُطّارِ

And oh pair of ivory feet

Oh ankles carved of ivory,

And oh flute of piper

Oh lute of reveling rogues,

وَيا عَرشَ سُلَيمانٍ

إِذا هَمَّ بِإِسفارِ

And oh throne of Solomon

Oh throne of Solomon,

When resolved to travel

When poised to voyage forth,

وَيا مَزمورَ داوُودَ

إِذا يُتلى بِإِسحارِ

And oh psalms of David

Oh psalm of David's voice,

When recited at dawn

Recited at the break of dawn,

وَيا كَعبَةَ بَيتِ اللَ

هِ ذا رُكنٍ وَأَستارِ

And Kaaba of God’s house

Oh Kaaba of the House of God,

With its corner and veil

With Corner-stone and draped in veils,

لَقَد أَصبَحتُ مِن حُبِّ

كَ بَينَ الخُلدِ وَالنارِ

Verily I have become of love for you

I have become, from loving you,

Between eternity and hellfire

Caught between Paradise and Hell.