بالله يا ريحَ الصَّبا

بالله يا ريحَ الصَّبا

إن جُزتَ من أرضِ البِطاحْ

إن جُزتَ من أرضِ البِطاحْ

By God, O east wind,

By Allah, O morning breeze

if you pass through the land of al-Bitah

If you pass by the land of Al-Bitaah

وتُهْتَ في قيعانِهمْ

وتُهْتَ في قيعانِهمْ

مُنسِّماً عندَ الصَّباحْ

مُنسِّماً عندَ الصَّباحْ

and wander in their lowlands,

And you descend upon their valleys

blowing gently at dawn,

In the early dawn

فاذكُرْ لهمْ تَولُّهي

فاذكُرْ لهمْ تَولُّهي

ومَدمعاً كالسَّيْلِ ساحْ

ومَدمعاً كالسَّيْلِ ساحْ

then tell them of my passionate yearning

Then mention my turning towards them

and a stream of tears that flowed like a torrent.

And tears flowing like a torrent

ضاءَتْ لنا أحسابُهُمْ

ضاءَتْ لنا أحسابُهُمْ

مثل الكَواكبِ الوِضاحْ

مثل الكَواكبِ الوِضاحْ

Their ancestral honors shone for us

Their abodes have become illuminated for us

like radiant stars;

Like the bright stars

وانْبَلجتْ أنْسابُهُمْ

وانْبَلجتْ أنْسابُهُمْ

فهي أنابيبُ الرِّماح

فهي أنابيبُ الرِّماح

and their lineages shone forth—

And their lineages have shone

so they are the shafts of spears.

As they are the shafts of spears

لله يا ريحَ الصَّبا

لله يا ريحَ الصَّبا

إنَّكَ من خيرِ الرِّياحْ

إنَّكَ من خيرِ الرِّياحْ

For God's sake, O east wind,

By Allah, O morning breeze

you are indeed among the finest winds.

You are the best of winds

رِفقاً بقلبٍ مُغرمٍ

رِفقاً بقلبٍ مُغرمٍ

إلى مَراحِ الحَيِّ راحْ

إلى مَراحِ الحَيِّ راحْ

Be gentle with a lovesick heart

Be gentle with a heart filled with love

that went to the tribe's resting place;

To the places where my loved ones lived

وبعدَ أن أمَّ الحِما

وبعدَ أن أمَّ الحِما

خلَّى البَرايا واسْتَراحْ

خلَّى البَرايا واسْتَراحْ

and after it made for the sanctuary,

And after the tribe packed up

it left creation behind and found rest.

And left the plains to rest