فَوَاللَهِ ما اِشتَقتُ الحِمى لِحَدائِقٍ

فَوَاللَهِ ما اِشتَقتُ الحِمى لِحَدائِقٍ

بِها الدَوحُ يَزهى غُصنُهُ وَوَريقُهُ

بِها الدَوحُ يَزهى غُصنُهُ وَوَريقُهُ

By God, I did not long for al-Ḥimā for its gardens,

So, by God, it was not for gardens that I longed for the protected grounds,

where the great trees glory in their boughs and tender leaves.

Where the great trees’ boughs and leaves are resplendent.

بَلِ اِشتَقتُ لَمّا قيلَ إِنَّكَ بِالحِمى

بَلِ اِشتَقتُ لَمّا قيلَ إِنَّكَ بِالحِمى

وَمَن ذا الَّذي ذِكرُ الحِمى لا يَشوقُهُ

وَمَن ذا الَّذي ذِكرُ الحِمى لا يَشوقُهُ

Rather, I longed when it was said that you were in al-Ḥimā—

Rather, I longed when it was said that you were in the protected grounds.

and who is there whom the mention of al-Ḥimā does not stir with longing?

And who is there whom mention of the protected grounds does not stir to longing?