لا تَبعَدي إِمّا ذَهَبتِ شامَه

فَرُبَّ وادٍ نَفَرَت حَمامَه

Do not go too far wherever you went, my love

For many a valley has lost its doves

وَرُبَّ خَرقٍ قَطَعَت قَطَعَت قَتامُهُ

وَرُبَّ قِرنٍ فَصَلَت عِظامَه

And many a cloak has had its patches torn

And many a horn has had its bones broken

وَرُبَّ حَيٍّ أَهلَكَت سَوامَه

وَرُبَّ وادٍ جاوَزَت أَعلامَه

And many a living being has lost its breath

And over many a valley its flags have crossed

وَرُبَّ سَهبٍ قَد حزَأتِ هامَه

وَرُبَّ شَهرٍ عَبَرَت أيّامَه

And many a pool of water has had its bubbles burst

And many a month has seen its days pass

وَرُبَّ قَفرٍ قَد عَلَت آكامَه

وَمُضمَرٍ قَد أَلَكَت لِجامَه

And many a barren land has had its hills surmounted

And many a hidden one has lost its turban

وقَطَعَت مِن جَريِهِ حِزامَه

فسيقَ جَريَ الوَعلِ والنَّعامَه

And the belt of its running has been cut

So it ran like a zebra and an ostrich

ورُبَّ زقٍّ شَرِبَت أثامَه

يا رُبَّ غَورٍ جِئتُ من تِهامَه

And over many a rugged terrain it quenched its thirst

Oh how many a chasm have I come from its abyss

وَشِعبِ نَجدٍ لم أَهَب عُرامَه

And the mountains of Nejd where I did not lose my way