أَقولُ لِصاحِبي وَالعيسُ تَهوي

أَقولُ لِصاحِبي وَالعيسُ تَهوي

بِنا بَينَ المُنيفَةِ فَالضِمارِ

بِنا بَينَ المُنيفَةِ فَالضِمارِ

I say to my companion, as the pale camels speed

I say to my friend as the evening descends upon us

With us between al-Munifah and al-Dimar:

Let's enjoy ourselves here between the sand dunes

تَمَتَّع مِن شَميمِ عَرارِ نَجدٍ

تَمَتَّع مِن شَميمِ عَرارِ نَجدٍ

فَما بَعدَ العَشيَّةِ مِن عَرارِ

فَما بَعدَ العَشيَّةِ مِن عَرارِ

Savor the fragrance of Najd's arar blossoms,

Breathe in the fragrant breeze of Najd

For after this evening there will be no arar.

For after dusk, there is no Najd breeze

أَلا يا حَبَّذا نَفَحاتُ نَجدٍ

أَلا يا حَبَّذا نَفَحاتُ نَجدٍ

وَرَيّا رَوضِهِ غِبَّ القُطارِ

وَرَيّا رَوضِهِ غِبَّ القُطارِ

Ah, how lovely are the breezes of Najd,

Oh, blessed are the winds of Najd

And the fragrance of its meadows after rain,

And the meadows lush without rain showers

وَأَهلُكَ إِذ يَحِلُّ الحَيَّ نَجداً

وَأَهلُكَ إِذ يَحِلُّ الحَيَّ نَجداً

وَأَنتَ عَلى زَمانِكَ غَيرَ زارٍ

وَأَنتَ عَلى زَمانِكَ غَيرَ زارٍ

And your people, when the tribe camps in Najd,

While your family arrives as summer settles on Najd

While you find no fault with your times.

Yet you remain in your time, sad and cheerless

شُهورٌ يَنقَضينَ وَما شَعُرنا

شُهورٌ يَنقَضينَ وَما شَعُرنا

بِأَنصافٍ لَهُنَّ وَلا سَرارِ

بِأَنصافٍ لَهُنَّ وَلا سَرارِ

Months pass, and we do not notice

Months pass by without us noticing

Their midpoints or their moonless final nights.

As if they were but fleeting moments

فَأَمّا لَيلُهُنَّ فَخَيرُ لَيلٍ

فَأَمّا لَيلُهُنَّ فَخَيرُ لَيلٍ

وَأَطوَلُ ما يَكونُ مِنَ النَهارِ

وَأَطوَلُ ما يَكونُ مِنَ النَهارِ

As for their nights, they are the finest of nights,

The nights are the best of nights

And longer than any day could be.

And longer than any day can be