1. يا دارُ أَقفَرَ رَسمُها

    بَينَ المُحَصَّبِ وَالحَجونِ

    O dwelling, whose traces lie desolate

    Between al-Muhassab and al-Hajun!

  2. أَقوَت وَغَيَّرَ آيَها

    مَرُّ الحَوادِثِ وَالسِنينِ

    It lies empty; its landmarks are altered

    By the passing of calamities and years.

  3. وَاِستَبدَلوا ظَلَفَ الحِجا

    زِ وَسُرَّةَ البَلَدِ الأَمينِ

    And they exchanged the rugged ground of the Hijaz

    And the heart of the secure city

  4. بِحَدائِقٍ مَحفوفَةٍ

    بِالبَيتِ مِن عِنَبٍ وَتينِ

    For gardens enclosed

    By the House, of grapevines and fig trees.

  5. يا بُسرُ إِنّي فاِعلَمي

    بِاللَهِ مُجتَهِداً يَميني

    O Busr, know that I—

    By God, swearing my most earnest oath—

  6. ما إِن صَرَمتُ حِبالَكُم

    فَصِلي حِبالي أَو ذَريني

    Have not severed your bonds;

    So maintain my bonds, or leave me.