1. أَهاجَكَ رَبعٌ عَفا مُخلِقُ

    نَعَم فَفُؤادِيَ مُستَعلِقُ

    Has a faded, timeworn dwelling-site stirred you?

    Yes, for my heart clings

  2. لِذِكرَةِ مَن قَد نَأَت دارُهُ

    فَقَلبِيَ في رَهنِهِ موثَقُ

    to the memory of one whose home has grown distant;

    so my heart is bound fast, held in pledge by that one.

  3. يُذَكِّرُني الدَهرَ ما قَد مَضى

    مِنَ العَيشِ فَالعَينُ تَغرَورِقُ

    It ever reminds me of what has passed

    of life, and my eye brims with tears:

  4. لَيالِيَ أَهلي وَأَهلُ الَّتي

    دُموعي بِذِكراهُمُ تَسبِقُ

    the nights when my family and hers—

    my tears race forth at their memory—

  5. خَليطانِ مَحضَرُنا واحِدٌ

    فَحَبلُ المَوَدَّةِ لا يَخلَقُ

    were close companions, sharing one gathering-place;

    so the cord of affection does not wear out.

  6. لَنا وَلِهِندٍ بِجَنبِ الغَمي

    مِ مَبدىً وَمَنزِلُنا مُؤنِقُ

    For us and for Hind, beside al-Ghamim,

    was a desert camp, and our dwelling was delightful.

  7. فَإِن يَكُ ذاكَ الزَمانُ اِنقَضى

    فَحَبلُكَ مِن حَبلِها مُطلَقُ

    So if that time has ended,

    then your cord is loosed from hers.

  8. فَقَد عِشتُ في ما مَضى لاهِياً

    بِها وَالوِصالُ بِنا يَعلَقُ

    For in bygone days I lived, taking pleasure

    in her, while union held us fast.