لَم أَنسَ غداة اِندفعت في المِرطِ

لَم أَنسَ غداة اِندفعت في المِرطِ

تَفتَرُّ لَدى اِبتسامها عَن سِمطِ

تَفتَرُّ لَدى اِبتسامها عَن سِمطِ

I have not forgotten the morn she rushed forth in her cloak,

I have not forgotten the morning she swept forth in her cloak.

her smile parting to reveal a strand of pearls.

Her lips part as she smiles, revealing a strand of pearls.

زارَتنيَ بالرملِ عَلى سِقطِ لِوى

زارَتنيَ بالرملِ عَلى سِقطِ لِوى

فالدَهرَ أباهي أُمَماً بالسِقطِ

فالدَهرَ أباهي أُمَماً بالسِقطِ

She visited me among the sands, at Siqt Liwa;

She visited me among the sands, on the edge of a winding dune.

and for all time, through al-Siqt, I vie in glory with nations.

So forever I boast before nations of that dune’s edge.