أَيا شِبهَ لَيلى جادَكِ الغَيثُ وَاِنبَرى

أَيا شِبهَ لَيلى جادَكِ الغَيثُ وَاِنبَرى

لَكِ الرُشدُ وَاِخضَرَّت عَلَيكِ المَراتِعُ

لَكِ الرُشدُ وَاِخضَرَّت عَلَيكِ المَراتِعُ

O likeness of Layla, may rain shower you generously, and may there arise

O you who resemble Layla, the rain has made your land prosperous,

for you right guidance, and may the pastures grow green around you.

And guidance and green pastures have come to you,

سَقاكِ خُدارِيٌّ إِذا عَجَّ عَجَّةً

سَقاكِ خُدارِيٌّ إِذا عَجَّ عَجَّةً

حَسِبتُ الَّذي يَدنو أَصَمَّ المَسامِعِ

حَسِبتُ الَّذي يَدنو أَصَمَّ المَسامِعِ

May a dark raincloud water you: when it roars aloud,

A Khudari rain-cloud waters you when it rains heavily,

I think whoever draws near it has ears struck deaf.

I thought the one approaching was deaf to hearing,

يَمانٍ عَلى نَجرانَ أَيُمنَ صَوبَهُ

يَمانٍ عَلى نَجرانَ أَيُمنَ صَوبَهُ

وَمِنهُ عَلى سَلمى وَسَلمانَ لامِعُ

وَمِنهُ عَلى سَلمى وَسَلمانَ لامِعُ

A Yemeni cloud, its downpour's right flank over Najran,

From Yemen over Najran he inclines his course,

and from it a lightning flash over Salma and Salman;

And from there over Salma and radiant Salman,

وَمِنهُ عَلى قَصرَي عُمانَ سَحيقَةٌ

وَمِنهُ عَلى قَصرَي عُمانَ سَحيقَةٌ

وَبِالخَطِّ نَضَاحُ العَثانينِ واسِعُ

وَبِالخَطِّ نَضَاحُ العَثانينِ واسِعُ

and a distant bank of it over Oman's two palaces,

And from there over the lofty castles of Oman it pours down,

and at al-Khatt, a broad cloud with gushing rain-beards.

And in the valley the tents of Uthman are widespread,

تَذودُ الصَبا رَيعانَهُ وَهوَ راجِحٌ

تَذودُ الصَبا رَيعانَهُ وَهوَ راجِحٌ

كَما ذيدَ حَومٌ عَن نَضيحٍ رَوابِعُ

كَما ذيدَ حَومٌ عَن نَضيحٍ رَوابِعُ

The east wind drives back its leading edge, though it is heavy-laden,

The morning breeze repels its winds while dominant,

as thirsty camels on their fourth-day watering were driven from a trough.

As a stirring she-camel repels the mounting of males,

تُزَحِّفُ أَعلاهُ الجَنوبُ بِراكِسٍ

تُزَحِّفُ أَعلاهُ الجَنوبُ بِراكِسٍ

كَما دَبَّ أَدفى مائِلُ الحِملِ ظالِعُ

كَما دَبَّ أَدفى مائِلُ الحِملِ ظالِعُ

The south wind makes its upper part creep at Rakis,

The south wind crawls over its heights inverted

as a stooping camel creeps along, limping with its load askew.

As a heavily loaded camel rises up slanted,

يَكُبُّ طِوالَ الطَلحِ في حَجَراتِهِ

يَكُبُّ طِوالَ الطَلحِ في حَجَراتِهِ

وَتَحيا عَلَيهِ المُسنِتاتُ البَلاقِعُ

وَتَحيا عَلَيهِ المُسنِتاتُ البَلاقِعُ

It topples tall acacias within its reaches,

It topples the tall acacias in their dens,

and through it the drought-stricken wastelands come alive.

And lively tongues praise him,

ونار كسحر العَود رفع ضؤها

ونار كسحر العَود رفع ضؤها

مع الصبح هبّاتُ الرياحِ الزعازعُ

مع الصبح هبّاتُ الرياحِ الزعازعُ

And a fire like an old camel's lung—its glow was raised

And the fire of dawning’s magic wood raised its light,

at dawn by gusts of the violent winds.

With the morning, the stirring gusts of wind.