1. أسائل عن أرض ألفت ربوعها

    وفيها حبيب نلت منه مرادي

    I ask about a land whose dwellings I have grown fond of,

    And in it is a beloved from whom I attained my desire.

  2. فقالوا متى تظلم جلاها بوجهه

    فقلت أنا أدرى بشمس بلادي

    So they said, “Whenever it grows dark, he lights it with his face.”

    So I said, “I know my homeland’s sun better.”