سَقى سِدرَتي أَجيادَ فَالدَومَةَ الَّتي

سَقى سِدرَتي أَجيادَ فَالدَومَةَ الَّتي

إِلى الدارِ صَوبُ الساكِبِ المُتَهَلِّلِ

إِلى الدارِ صَوبُ الساكِبِ المُتَهَلِّلِ

May rain water the two lote trees of Ajyad, and the doum palm that

My two palms have watered the saplings, then the dew spot

stands beside the house—the downpour of a pouring, gleaming cloud.

Towards the house on the side of the pouring rain

فَلَو كُنتُ بِالدارِ الَّتي مَهبِطَ الصَفا

فَلَو كُنتُ بِالدارِ الَّتي مَهبِطَ الصَفا

سَلِمتُ إِذا ما غابَ عَنّي مُعَلِّلي

سَلِمتُ إِذا ما غابَ عَنّي مُعَلِّلي

For if I were in the house at the foot of al-Safa,

If only I were in the house where Safa descended

I would be well whenever my comforter was away from me.

I would be safe if my blamer were absent from me

هُنالِكَ لَو أَنّي مَرِضتُ لَعادَني

هُنالِكَ لَو أَنّي مَرِضتُ لَعادَني

كِرامٌ وَمَن لا يَأتِ مِنهُنَّ يُرسِلِ

كِرامٌ وَمَن لا يَأتِ مِنهُنَّ يُرسِلِ

There, if I fell ill, I would surely be visited

There if I were sick, generous ones would visit me

by noble women; and whoever among them did not come would send word.

And those who do not come would send