كفي ملامك عنه والعذلا

كفي ملامك عنه والعذلا

قد ضاق ذرعاً بالذي حملا

قد ضاق ذرعاً بالذي حملا

Spare him your blame and reproach;

Stop blaming him, though he's been unjust

He can no longer bear what he has borne.

Oppressed, burdened, he can take no more

ودعي مدامعه تسح وإن

ودعي مدامعه تسح وإن

لم تطف من نار الهوى شعلا

لم تطف من نار الهوى شعلا

And let his tears stream, even if

Let his tears flow and put out

They have quenched no flames of love's fire.

The fires of passion, if just a little

وذرية يرفل في غلائل من

وذرية يرفل في غلائل من

نسج الغليل يجرها وملا

نسج الغليل يجرها وملا

And let him walk in sheer robes of

He wanders lost in the dark maze

Burning longing's weave, dragging them wearily.

Woven by torment that drags him along

يا أخت كندة رفهي كمدا

يا أخت كندة رفهي كمدا

شربت مفاصله الهوى نهلا

شربت مفاصله الهوى نهلا

O sister of Kinda, soothe a grief-stricken man,

O sister of Kindah, comfort him

Whose joints have drunk deeply of love.

For desire has seeped into his bones

لو كنت شاهدة مواقفنا

لو كنت شاهدة مواقفنا

والبين يضحك بيننا جذلا

والبين يضحك بيننا جذلا

Had you witnessed our encounters,

If you had seen us in our misery

While parting laughed gleefully between us,

Parted, though laughter once rose between

والدمع قد سال الكثيب به

والدمع قد سال الكثيب به

حتى لكاد يسيل المقلا

حتى لكاد يسيل المقلا

And tears had set the sand dune flowing,

Tears streaming down his cheek

Till they nearly made the eyeballs flow,

Almost overflowing from his eyelid

لرثيت للعشاق راحمة

لرثيت للعشاق راحمة

وعلمت أن هوى الملاح بلا

وعلمت أن هوى الملاح بلا

You would have pitied the lovers with compassion,

You would mourn for all lovers

And known that love of beauties is a trial.

And know a sailor's love is endless