خَليلَيَّ مِن غَيظِ بنِ مُرَّةَ بَلِّغا

خَليلَيَّ مِن غَيظِ بنِ مُرَّةَ بَلِّغا

رَسائِلَ مِنّي لا أزيدُكُما وِقرا

رَسائِلَ مِنّي لا أزيدُكُما وِقرا

My two friends of Ghayz ibn Murrah, convey

My two friends, convey from me to Ibn Murrah's son

messages from me; I shall not burden you both further.

Messages - though they won't increase your esteem -

أَلا لَيتَ شِعري هَل إِلى أُمِّ جَحدَرٍ

أَلا لَيتَ شِعري هَل إِلى أُمِّ جَحدَرٍ

سَبيلٌ فَأَمّا الصَبرُ عَنها فَلا صَبرا

سَبيلٌ فَأَمّا الصَبرُ عَنها فَلا صَبرا

Ah, if only I knew—is there to Umm Jahdar

Oh, would that I knew! Is there a way to Umm Jandar's abode?

a way? As for patience without her, I have none.

As for patience without her, there is no patience!

وَإِنّي لأَستَنشي الحَديثَ لأَجلِها

وَإِنّي لأَستَنشي الحَديثَ لأَجلِها

لأَسمَعَ عَنها وَهيَ نازِحَةٌ ذِكرا

لأَسمَعَ عَنها وَهيَ نازِحَةٌ ذِكرا

And I do seek out conversation on her account,

I busy myself with talk only for her sake,

to hear mention of her while she is far away.

That I may hear news of her as she journey's on.

وَأَعجَبُ دارٍ دارُها غَيرَ أَنَّني

وَأَعجَبُ دارٍ دارُها غَيرَ أَنَّني

إِذا ما أَتَيتُ الدَارَ تَرجِعُني صِفرا

إِذا ما أَتَيتُ الدَارَ تَرجِعُني صِفرا

And hers is the most wondrous house; yet for me,

And I find her home the most wondrous of homes, though

whenever I come to the house, it sends me back empty-handed.

When I come to her abode it sends me back empty.

عَشِيَّةَ ألوي بِالرِداءِ عَلى الحَشا

عَشِيَّةَ ألوي بِالرِداءِ عَلى الحَشا

كَأَنّ الحَشا مِن دونِهِ مُشعَلٌ جَمرا

كَأَنّ الحَشا مِن دونِهِ مُشعَلٌ جَمرا

At evening, I wrap my cloak about my breast,

In the evening I wrap myself in my cloak by the enclosure

as though my breast beneath it were ablaze with embers.

As if without it the enclosure were flaming embers.