سَبَت قَلبي المَلِيحَةُ بِنتُ فَارَا

سَبَت قَلبي المَلِيحَةُ بِنتُ فَارَا

ففاض الدَمعُ مِن عَيني وفَارَا

ففاض الدَمعُ مِن عَيني وفَارَا

The lovely daughter of Fārā captured my heart.

The beautiful maiden, daughter of Fara, captivated my heart

So tears overflowed from my eye and surged.

So tears overflowed from my eyes in torrents

فَجِئتُ الدَّارَ مُختَفِياً فَلَّمَا

فَجِئتُ الدَّارَ مُختَفِياً فَلَّمَا

رَأت شَغفي بِها نَفَرَت نِفَارا

رَأت شَغفي بِها نَفَرَت نِفَارا

So I came to the house in hiding, and when

I went to her house stealthily but when

she saw my passion for her, she recoiled in aversion.

She saw my passion for her, she recoiled in disgust

فَأمسَكَت الإِزَارَ يَدِى فَقَالَت

فَأمسَكَت الإِزَارَ يَدِى فَقَالَت

ألَم تَكُ وَيك مُختَشِياً صَفَارَا

ألَم تَكُ وَيك مُختَشِياً صَفَارَا

Then my hand grasped the waistcloth, and she said:

I held the hem of her gown and she said

“Were you not, woe to you, afraid of Ṣafārā?”

Were you not ashamed, miserable coward, to come