بِأَكنافِ الحِجازِ هَوىً دَفينٌ

بِأَكنافِ الحِجازِ هَوىً دَفينٌ

يُؤَرِّقُني إِذا هَدَتِ العُيونُ

يُؤَرِّقُني إِذا هَدَتِ العُيونُ

In the reaches of the Hijaz lies a buried love;

In the reaches of the Hijaz lies a buried love,

it keeps me awake when all eyes fall still.

that keeps me sleepless when eyes grow still.

فَأَبكي حينَ يَهدَأَ كُلُّ خَلقٍ

فَأَبكي حينَ يَهدَأَ كُلُّ خَلقٍ

بُكاءً بَينَ زَفرَتِهِ أَنينُ

بُكاءً بَينَ زَفرَتِهِ أَنينُ

So I weep when every creature grows quiet—

So I weep when every creature grows quiet,

a weeping with a moan between its sighs.

a weeping with a moan amid its sighs.

وَما جارانِ مُؤتَلِفانِ إِلّا

وَما جارانِ مُؤتَلِفانِ إِلّا

سَيَفرِقُ بَينَ جَمعِهِما المَنونُ

سَيَفرِقُ بَينَ جَمعِهِما المَنونُ

Never are two neighbors joined in harmony but

And no two neighbors are united in affection but

Death will sunder their union.

death will sunder their union.