أنْ سَعت بيننا صروفُ الليالي

أنْ سَعت بيننا صروفُ الليالي

أو تناءت مِنا ومنك الخيام

أو تناءت مِنا ومنك الخيام

If the turns of the nights have come between us,

Even if the nights' circumstances came between us,

or our tents and yours have drawn far apart,

Or the tents were folded away from me and you,

إذ رمى البين عنك بي فحوتني

إذ رمى البين عنك بي فحوتني

يمن أوحوتك عن شأم

يمن أوحوتك عن شأم

when separation cast me away from you, and I was embraced

When separation cast me away from you I was distraught,

by Yemen—or you were embraced far from Sha'm—

Right hand, I confided in you away from harm.

فودادي ذاك الوداد ووجدي

فودادي ذاك الوداد ووجدي

ذلك الوَجْدُ والغَرامُ الغرَام

ذلك الوَجْدُ والغَرامُ الغرَام

then my love is that same love, and my longing

So my love is that love, and my passion

that same longing, and passion remains passion.

Is that fervor and all-consuming passion,

والذي كان بيننا فمقيمٌ

والذي كان بيننا فمقيمٌ

لم تكدّر صَفاءَهُ الأيام

لم تكدّر صَفاءَهُ الأيام

And what was between us still abides;

And what was between us remains intact,

the days have not clouded its clarity.

Its purity undisturbed by days.

فعليك السلامُ مني وأرْضٌ

فعليك السلامُ مني وأرْضٌ

أنت من أهلها عليها السلامُ

أنت من أهلها عليها السلامُ

So peace from me be upon you; and a land

Peace be upon you from me, and a land

whose people include you—peace be upon it.

You are one of its people, upon it peace.

والقِبابُ التي بعوسجةَ لا زا

والقِبابُ التي بعوسجةَ لا زا

ل مُغْدَودقاً عليهَا الغَمامُ

ل مُغْدَودقاً عليهَا الغَمامُ

And the domes at ʿAwsajah—may there always

And the domes in Ausaja remain lofty,

be clouds pouring abundant rain upon them.

Clouds still gather upon them.

أنت يا قاسمُ المرادُ وقومٌ

أنت يا قاسمُ المرادُ وقومٌ

أنت منهم قومٌ عليّ كرامُ

أنت منهم قومٌ عليّ كرامُ

You, O Qasim, are the one I mean; and the people

You, O Qasim, are the desired one, and a people

you belong to are a people I hold in honor.

You are one of them, a generous people to me.

أصْلُنا واحدٌ نعد ولكن

أصْلُنا واحدٌ نعد ولكن

أنت منه السَّنا وأنت السَّنَام

أنت منه السَّنا وأنت السَّنَام

Our origin is one, we reckon; yet

Our origin is one, we count but

you are its radiance, and you are its summit.

You are from it elevated, and it's elevation.

وبيوم السباق أنت المُجَلّى

وبيوم السباق أنت المُجَلّى

كم جرى بعدَك الرجالُ وقاموا

كم جرى بعدَك الرجالُ وقاموا

And on the day of the race, you are the first to finish;

And on race day you are the groomed one.

how many men have run behind you and come to a halt!

How many men raced after you and stood tall!

لا أنَاديك من مكان بعيد

لا أنَاديك من مكان بعيد

قرّبتْ بُعْدَه لنا الأرحامُ

قرّبتْ بُعْدَه لنا الأرحامُ

I do not call to you from a far-off place;

I do not call you from a distant place,

kinship has drawn its distance near for us.

Kinship brought its distance closer to us.

لا كثيرٌ إذا وصلناك يوماً

لا كثيرٌ إذا وصلناك يوماً

قد مضى للصدود عامٌ وعامُ

قد مضى للصدود عامٌ وعامُ

It is no great thing if we join you for a day;

Not much when we reach you one day,

a year and another year have passed in estrangement.

For obsticals a year and a year has passed.

فاذكرونا فما نسينَا هواكم

فاذكرونا فما نسينَا هواكم

لاَ تناموا فإننا لاَ ننام

لاَ تناموا فإننا لاَ ننام

So remember us, for we have not forgotten our love for you.

Remember us, for we did not forget your love,

Do not sleep, for we do not sleep.

Do not sleep, for we do not sleep.

أنت مولى الكرام لاَ غالك الده

أنت مولى الكرام لاَ غالك الده

رُ وفَحْلُ الكلامِ حيث الكلامُ

رُ وفَحْلُ الكلامِ حيث الكلامُ

You are the patron of the noble—may time never destroy you—

You master of nobility, neither wealth nor

and the stallion of speech wherever speech is uttered.

Talk silenced you, where there is talk.

ضمدٌ مذ حَلَلْتَ فيه عليه

ضمدٌ مذ حَلَلْتَ فيه عليه

حرج إن يحل فيه الملامُ

حرج إن يحل فيه الملامُ

Damad, since you settled there, would incur

Supported since you lodged in it, upon it

guilt if reproach were to settle there.

No shame if blame lodges in it.

فسقت بلدةً حوتك الغَوادي

فسقت بلدةً حوتك الغَوادي

وَلك العزُّ دائماً والدوام

وَلك العزُّ دائماً والدوام

So may morning rainclouds water the town that embraced you,

You quenched a land that contained you with rainwater,

and may glory and permanence always be yours.

And for you is might always and eternity.