غَزَالُ الحَيِّ مِنْ أَثَلاَتِ نَجْدِ
لِوَجْهِكَ وِجْهَتِي وَهَوَاكَ قَصْدي
O gazelle of the encampment, from the tamarisks of Najd,
Toward your face I turn, and love of you is my aim.
وَدَيْنُكَ فِي مُدَاوَمَةِ التَّصَابِي
عَليَّ وَلِي وَفِي قَبْلِي وَعِنْدِي
And the debt I owe you in unceasing youthful dalliance
Is upon me and for me, in front of me and with me.
أَحِنُّ إِذَا تَبَسَّمَتِ النُّعَامَى
مُعَطَّرَةً بِمَسْحَبِ ذَيْلِ هِنْدِ
I yearn when the south wind smiles,
Perfumed by the sweep of Hind's hem.
وَاَصْبُو لِلصِّبَا النَّجْدِي إِذَا مَا
سَرَى ما بَيْنَ بَانَاتٍ وَرَنْدِ
And I yearn for Najd's east wind whenever
It glides by night among moringa trees and laurels.
وَمَعْشُوقُ الدَّلاَلِ يَغَارُ مِنْهُ
مِنْ الأَغْصَانِ كُلُّ رَشِيقِ قَدِّ
And the coquettish beloved is envied
By every bough of graceful, slender stature.
سَقَتْ أَلْحاظُهُ العُشَّاقُ كَاْسَاً
حَبَاهَا خَالُهُ بِخَتَامِ نَدِّ
His glances gave the lovers a cup to drink,
Which his beauty spot graced with a seal of perfume.
فَرَاحُوا فِي مَحَبَّتِهِ نَشَاوَى
لِغَيْرِ نِهَايِةٍ وَلِغَيْرِ حَدِّ
So they went away, drunk with love for him,
Without end and without limit.
لِقِبْلَةِ وَجْهِهِ أبَداً صَلاَتِي
وَلَثْمُ الوَرْدِ مِنْ خَدَّيْهِ وِرْدِي
My prayer is forever toward his face as my qibla,
And kissing the roses of his cheeks is my daily devotion.
Sol 6.1