طَرِبَ الفؤادُ لِطَيفِ رَوضَةَ غَاشِي

والقومُ بين أَباطِحٍ وعِشاشِ

My heart was stirred by the gentle meadow's breeze

While people dwelled between sand dunes and nests

أَنَّى اهتَدَيتِ ودُونَ أَرضكِ سَبسَبٌ

قَفرٌ وَحَزنٌ في دُجىً ورِشَاشِ

How did you find your way when your land is barren

Desolate wilderness, gloom and fine rain

قَالَت تَكَالِيفُ المَحَبِّ كَلِفتُها

إِنَّ المحِبَّ إِذَا أُخيفَ لَمَاشِي

She said: the costs of love I have endured

For the lover when frightened continues on his way

أَدعُوكِ روضَةَ رَحبٍ واسمُكِ غَيرُه

شَفَقاً وأَخشَى أَن يَشِي بكِ واشِي

I call you a vast meadow yet your name is different

Lest someone overhearing might make it known while talking

قالَت فَزُرنا قلتُ كيفَ أَزُورُكم

وأَنا امرُؤٌ لِخُرُوجِ سِرِّكِ خَاشي

She said: so visit us; I said: how can I visit

When I am a man fearing your secret may be revealed

قَالَت فَكُن لِعُمومَتي سَلماَ مَعَاً

والطُف لإِخوَتِيَ الَّذِينَ تُمَاشِي

She said: then show goodwill to all of my family

And kindness to my brothers you walk with

فَتَزورَنا مَعَهُم زِيارَةَ آمنٍ

والسرُّ يا وَضَّاحُ لَيس بفَاشِي

So you may visit us together safely

And the secret, clear one, will not be laid bare

وَلَقِيتُها تَمشِي بأَبطَحَ مَرَّةً

بِخَلاَخِلٍ وَبِحُلَّةٍ أَكبَاشِ

And I saw her walking once on the sand dune

In anklets and robes of wool

فَظَلِلتُ مَعمُوداً وبِتُّ مُسَهَّداً

وَدُموعُ عَيني في الرِّدَاءِ غَواشي

So I remained erect, spending the night sleepless

With tears from my eyes soaking my cloak

يَارَوضُ حُبُّكِ سَلَّ جِسمي وانتَحى

في العَظمِ حتى قَد بَلَغتِ مُشَاشِي

Oh meadow, your love has enfeebled my body and wasted away

My bones until you have reached my innermost depths