بَدا لي عَلى الكَثيبِ

بَدا لي عَلى الكَثيبِ

بِنَعمانَ ما يَروعُ

بِنَعمانَ ما يَروعُ

There appeared to me upon the sand dune

There on the sand dune

At Naʿmān a sight that inspires awe:

With Na'aman appears

رَعابيبُ مِن نُمَيرٍ

رَعابيبُ مِن نُمَيرٍ

جَلابيبُها تَضوعُ

جَلابيبُها تَضوعُ

Tender beauties from Numayr,

Maidens in soft robes

Their robes wafting fragrance.

Their veils aslope;

وَوَهبينُ في رُباها

وَوَهبينُ في رُباها

لأَسرابِها رُبوعُ

لأَسرابِها رُبوعُ

And Wahbīn, amid its hills,

And music they make

Has dwelling places for its flocks.

For song's sweet sake

مَعاطيرُ مِن مَهاها

مَعاطيرُ مِن مَهاها

بِأَرجائِها الفُروعُ

بِأَرجائِها الفُروعُ

Richly perfumed by its oryxes

As dew from them shakes

Are the tresses throughout its reaches.

On branch and leaf.