أَيا دِمنَتَي وَهبٍ سقي خَضِلُ النَدى

أَيا دِمنَتَي وَهبٍ سقي خَضِلُ النَدى

مَسيلَ الرُبى حَيثُ اِنحنى بِكُما الوَهدُ

مَسيلَ الرُبى حَيثُ اِنحنى بِكُما الوَهدُ

O two ruined campsites of Wahb, may moist dew water

O my two friends, water the faded green of the meadow,

The hills’ watercourse, where the hollow curves around you both.

Where the hill slopes down and the clouds begin to rumble.

وَيا رَبوَةَ الرَبعَينِ حُيّيتِ رَبوةً

وَيا رَبوَةَ الرَبعَينِ حُيّيتِ رَبوةً

عَلى النَأيِ مِنّي وَاِستَهَلَّ بِكِ الرَعدُ

عَلى النَأيِ مِنّي وَاِستَهَلَّ بِكِ الرَعدُ

And O hill of the two encampments, hail to you, hill,

And O companion of the two encampments, I greeted an encampment,

Despite your distance from me—and may thunder resound over you.

When I was far from you and the thunder began with you.

فأِنتِ الَّتي يَشفي فُؤاديَ تُربُها

فأِنتِ الَّتي يَشفي فُؤاديَ تُربُها

لِإِلفي بِها قِدما وَيُسقُمُهُ الوَجدُ

لِإِلفي بِها قِدما وَيُسقُمُهُ الوَجدُ

For you are the one whose soil heals my heart,

You are the one whose soil heals my heart,

Because my beloved was there long ago; yet longing sickens it.

Because I am used to it, though passion makes me sick.

فَإِن تَدَعي نَجداً أَدَعهُ وَمَن بِهِ

فَإِن تَدَعي نَجداً أَدَعهُ وَمَن بِهِ

وَإِن تَسكُني نَجداً فَيا حَبَّذا نَجدُ

وَإِن تَسكُني نَجداً فَيا حَبَّذا نَجدُ

So if you leave Najd, I shall leave it and everyone in it;

If you call me to Najd, I will leave it and those in it,

And if you dwell in Najd, then oh, how lovely Najd is!

And if you settle me in Najd, how excellent is Najd!

قَضَيتُ الغَواني غَيرَ أَنَّ مَوَدَّةً

قَضَيتُ الغَواني غَيرَ أَنَّ مَوَدَّةً

لِذَلفاءَ ما قَضَّيتُ آخِرَها بَعدُ

لِذَلفاءَ ما قَضَّيتُ آخِرَها بَعدُ

I have finished with the fair women, save that a love

I have fulfilled my passions, except the affection

For Dhalfāʾ I have not yet brought to an end.

For friends - I have not yet fulfilled that.

وَإِن كانَ يَومُ الوَعدِ أَدنى لِقاءَنا

وَإِن كانَ يَومُ الوَعدِ أَدنى لِقاءَنا

فَلا تَعذُليني أَن أَقولَ مَتى الوَعدُ

فَلا تَعذُليني أَن أَقولَ مَتى الوَعدُ

And even if the promised day has brought our meeting nearer,

And if the day of the promise to meet us is near,

Do not reproach me for saying, ‘When is the promised meeting?’

Then do not blame me if I say "When is the promise?"