عوجا عَلى رَبعِ سُعدى كَي نُسائِلَهُ

عوجا عَلى رَبعِ سُعدى كَي نُسائِلَهُ

عوجا فَما بِكُما غَيٌّ وَلا بَعَدُ

عوجا فَما بِكُما غَيٌّ وَلا بَعَدُ

Turn aside, you two, to Su'da's dwelling site, so that we may question it.

Turn aside at Su'ad's abode that we may question her,

Turn aside, you two: you are neither astray nor far away.

Turn aside! Neither of you is to blame nor too remote.

إِنّي إِذا حَلَّ أَهلي مِن دِيارِهِمُ

إِنّي إِذا حَلَّ أَهلي مِن دِيارِهِمُ

بَطنَ العَقيقِ وَأَمسَت دارَها بَرَدُ

بَطنَ العَقيقِ وَأَمسَت دارَها بَرَدُ

Indeed, when my people settle in one of their dwelling places—

When my family left their dwellings,

the valley of al-Aqiq—and Barad becomes her home,

At Buṭn al-'Aqīq, and their abode grew cold,

تَجمَعُنا نِيَّةٌ لا الخِلُّ واصِلَةٌ

تَجمَعُنا نِيَّةٌ لا الخِلُّ واصِلَةٌ

سُعدى وَلا دارُنا مِن دارِهِم صَدَدُ

سُعدى وَلا دارُنا مِن دارِهِم صَدَدُ

a shared destination brings us together; the beloved keeps no ties—

It was a firm intention, not kinship, that gathered us together,

Su'da—nor is our home near theirs.

Neither Su'ad nor our dwelling barred them access.