أناشدكم وادي الشتا وظباءه

وغزلان وادي السير والأعين الدعجا

I implore you by the valley of winter and its gazelles

And the gazelles of the valley of travel and the alluring eyes

وقلباً شجياً كلما خطرت له

خواطر من ليلى بأشواقه عجا

And a heart, whenever thoughts of Layla crossed it

It flared up with passion and yearning

وحباً قضى في المهد يا هند نحبه

فأرمسته عمراً بغصاته أجا

And a love that in its infancy, oh Hind, we loved

So I inscribed it a lifetime with its sorrows and agony

دعوني بهذا الكاس والطاس أتقي

صروف الليالي كلما خطبها لجا

Let me be with this cup and ewer to guard

Against the turns of nights, whenever disaster struck

فإن بقلبي من عفاء جنوبه

وجوماً من الذكرى وإني لها أشجى

For in my heart from the passion of its south

And sadness from memories, and I am still broken

يقولون إني إن شربت ثلاثة

فلا خير للأردن من همتي يرجى

They say if I drink three

Then there is no good for Jordan to hope from my ambition

ثقي أن من يهديه حب بلاده

وإن أدمن الصهباء لا يخطئ النهجا

Trust that he who lets his love for his country guide him

And if he takes to wine, will not stray from the path