وأَبغضت فيكِ النَّخْلَ والنَّخلُ يانعٌ

وأَبغضت فيكِ النَّخْلَ والنَّخلُ يانعٌ

ويُعْجِبُنِي من أَجلِكِ السِّدْرُ والضَّالُ

ويُعْجِبُنِي من أَجلِكِ السِّدْرُ والضَّالُ

And for your sake I have hated the palms, though the palms are ripe.

I have come to hate the date palms around you, though they bear fruit,

And for your sake the lote trees and wild lote trees please me.

And for your sake I love the lotus tree and wandering animals.

أُحِبّ لِجَرَّاكِ السماوَةَ والغَضَا

أُحِبّ لِجَرَّاكِ السماوَةَ والغَضَا

ولو أَنَّ صِنْفَيْهِ وُشاةٌ وعُذَّالُ

ولو أَنَّ صِنْفَيْهِ وُشاةٌ وعُذَّالُ

For your sake I love al-Samawah and the ghada trees,

I love the softness and tenderness of your land,

Even if its two kinds were talebearers and reproachers.

Even if its plants are only saltbush and tamarisk.