أَلِم بِمَنزِلِ أَحبابٍ لَهُم ذِمَمُ

أَلِم بِمَنزِلِ أَحبابٍ لَهُم ذِمَمُ

سَحَّت عَلَيهِم سَحابٌ صَوبُها دِيَمُ

سَحَّت عَلَيهِم سَحابٌ صَوبُها دِيَمُ

Visit the dwelling of loved ones to whom loyalty is pledged.

My abode neighbors the dwellings of friends with enduring ties

Clouds poured down upon them, their rainfall gentle and lasting.

Clouds have poured over them whose showers are lasting

وَاِستَنشِقِ الريحَ مِن تِلقاءِ أَرضِهِمُ

وَاِستَنشِقِ الريحَ مِن تِلقاءِ أَرضِهِمُ

شَوقاً لِتُخبِرَكَ الأَرواحُ أَينَ هُمُ

شَوقاً لِتُخبِرَكَ الأَرواحُ أَينَ هُمُ

And breathe in the wind from the direction of their land,

Inhale the wind from the direction of their land

Longingly, so that the winds may tell you where they are.

Yearning for the spirits to tell you where they are

أَظُنُّهُم خَيَّموا بِالبانِ مِن إِضَمٍ

أَظُنُّهُم خَيَّموا بِالبانِ مِن إِضَمٍ

حَيثُ العَرّارُ وَحيثُ الشيحُ وَالكَتَمُ

حَيثُ العَرّارُ وَحيثُ الشيحُ وَالكَتَمُ

I think they have pitched their tents among the bān trees of Iḍam,

I reckon they have camped at twisted heath

Where ʿarār grows, and where wormwood and katam grow.

Where the jujube, artemisia, and prickly pear grow