من ناشد لي في حديثة شادناً

من ناشد لي في حديثة شادناً

فارقته بالكره مني لا الرضا

فارقته بالكره مني لا الرضا

Who will implore on my behalf the young gazelle in Haditha,

Who will seek for me in Haditha a young gazelle,

He who has addressed me affectionately in his talk

from whom I parted unwillingly, not by choice?

From whom I parted against my will, not by choice?

I have left him unwillingly, not with pleasure

واما وجمرة خد وان الحشى

واما وجمرة خد وان الحشى

منه قد استعرت بها نار الغضا

منه قد استعرت بها نار الغضا

And truly, by the ember of a cheek! Indeed, within the breast,

And indeed, by the ember of a cheek! Truly, within my breast

And the glowing embers of his cheek, if the innermost (self)

because of it, the fire of ghada wood has blazed.

The fire of ghada wood has blazed because of him.

Has been set aflame with them, the fire of anger

هام الفؤاد بحبه فأعله

هام الفؤاد بحبه فأعله

بجفونه المرضى الصحاح وامرضا

بجفونه المرضى الصحاح وامرضا

The heart went mad for love of him, and he afflicted it

The heart was smitten with love for him, so he sickened it

My heart became infatuated with his love, so he made it

with his languishing eyelids—and made the healthy ill.

With his ailing yet sound eyelids, and made it ill.

Sick with his ailing eyelids, though it was healthy and sick

لا تطلبا بظلامتي فأنا الذي

لا تطلبا بظلامتي فأنا الذي

عرضت نفسي للحسام المنتضى

عرضت نفسي للحسام المنتضى

You two, do not seek redress for the wrong done me, for I am the one

Do not, you two, seek redress for the wrong done me, for I am the one who

Do not blame my darkness, for I am the one

who exposed myself to the unsheathed sword.

Exposed myself to the unsheathed sword.

Who has exposed myself to the sword I wished for