لَمdid not تُهدِbring as a gift رُوَيحَةُa gentle breeze الصَباthe east wind رَيّاكِyour fragrance
لَم تُهدِ رُوَيحَةُ الصَبا رَيّاكِ
إِلّاexcept that وَلِهَgrew distraught with longing الفُؤادُthe heart مِنfrom ذِكراكِremembering you
إِلّا وَلِهَ الفُؤادُ مِن ذِكراكِ
Never has the gentle east breeze brought your fragrance
Without my heart growing distraught with longing at the thought of you.
أَرتاحُI rejoice إِذاwhen تَحَمَّلَتjourneyed رائِحَةٌa fragrance
أَرتاحُ إِذا تَحَمَّلَت رائِحَةٌ
مِنfrom أَرضكِyour land ليto me كَأَنَّنيas though I أَلقاكِmeet you
مِن أَرضكِ لي كَأَنَّني أَلقاكِ
I rejoice when a fragrance wafts
From your land to me, as though I were meeting you.