سَلا القَلبُ عَمّا كانَ يَهوى وَيَطلُبُ

سَلا القَلبُ عَمّا كانَ يَهوى وَيَطلُبُ

وَأَصبَحَ لا يَشكو وَلا يَتَعَتَّبُ

وَأَصبَحَ لا يَشكو وَلا يَتَعَتَّبُ

The heart has moved on from what it once loved and sought,

The heart has ceased craving what it once desired and sought,

And now it neither complains nor voices reproach.

And now complains and laments no more.

صَحا بَعدَ سُكرٍ وَاِنتَخى بَعدَ ذِلَّةٍ

صَحا بَعدَ سُكرٍ وَاِنتَخى بَعدَ ذِلَّةٍ

وَقَلبُ الَّذي يَهوى العُلا يَتَقَلَّبُ

وَقَلبُ الَّذي يَهوى العُلا يَتَقَلَّبُ

It has sobered after drunkenness and regained its pride after humiliation,

It sobered after intoxication and revived after humiliation,

And the heart of one who loves glory is ever changing.

While the heart that aspires the heights continues tossing and turning.

إِلى كَم أُداري مَن تُريدُ مَذَلَّتي

إِلى كَم أُداري مَن تُريدُ مَذَلَّتي

وَأَبذُلُ جُهدي في رِضاها وَتَغضَبُ

وَأَبذُلُ جُهدي في رِضاها وَتَغضَبُ

How long must I placate one who wants my humiliation,

How long will I indulge one who seeks my humiliation?

And expend my effort to please her, while she grows angry?

I exert myself to please her yet she grows angry.

عُبَيلَةُ أَيّامُ الجَمالِ قَليلَةٌ

عُبَيلَةُ أَيّامُ الجَمالِ قَليلَةٌ

لَها دَولَةٌ مَعلَومَةٌ ثُمَّ تَذهَبُ

لَها دَولَةٌ مَعلَومَةٌ ثُمَّ تَذهَبُ

Ubayla, the days of beauty are few;

The days of beauty, O Ubayla, are few,

It has a reign of known duration, then passes away.

They have an appointed term then they depart.

فَلا تَحسَبي أَنّي عَلى البُعدِ نادِمٌ

فَلا تَحسَبي أَنّي عَلى البُعدِ نادِمٌ

وَلا القَلبُ في نارِ الغَرامِ مُعَذَّبُ

وَلا القَلبُ في نارِ الغَرامِ مُعَذَّبُ

So do not think I regret being apart,

Do not think I regret the separation,

Nor is the heart tormented in the fire of passion.

Nor is my heart tormented by the fires of passion.

وَقَد قُلتُ إِنّي قَد سَلَوتُ عَنِ الهَوى

وَقَد قُلتُ إِنّي قَد سَلَوتُ عَنِ الهَوى

وَمَن كانَ مِثلي لا يَقولُ وَيَكذِبُ

وَمَن كانَ مِثلي لا يَقولُ وَيَكذِبُ

And I have said that I have already moved on from love;

And I have said that I am done with love and longing,

And one like me does not speak a lie.

One like me does not speak untruth.

هَجَرتُكِ فَاِمضي حَيثُ شِئتِ وَجَرِّبي

هَجَرتُكِ فَاِمضي حَيثُ شِئتِ وَجَرِّبي

مِنَ الناسِ غَيري فَاللَبيبُ يُجَرِّبُ

مِنَ الناسِ غَيري فَاللَبيبُ يُجَرِّبُ

I have forsaken you; so go where you wish, and try

I have left you, so go wherever you wish and try

Someone else among people, for the discerning put things to the test.

Someone other than me, for the wise one experiments.

لَقَد ذَلَّ مَن أَمسى عَلى رَبعِ مَنزِلٍ

لَقَد ذَلَّ مَن أَمسى عَلى رَبعِ مَنزِلٍ

يَنوحُ عَلى رَسمِ الدِيارِ وَيَندُبُ

يَنوحُ عَلى رَسمِ الدِيارِ وَيَندُبُ

Truly abased is he who spends the evening at a dwelling's site,

Indeed he who finds himself by night at a place of rest

Wailing over the traces of the dwellings and lamenting.

Weeping over the ruins and lamenting has fallen low.

وَقَد فازَ مَن في الحَربِ أَصبَحَ جائِل

وَقَد فازَ مَن في الحَربِ أَصبَحَ جائِل

يُطاعِنُ قِرناً وَالغُبارُ مُطَنِّبُ

يُطاعِنُ قِرناً وَالغُبارُ مُطَنِّبُ

And he has triumphed who is now ranging in battle,

While he who charges with his spear in the battle by dawn

Trading spear-thrusts with an opponent while the dust spreads thickly.

Piercing the enemy ranks as the dust whirls has succeeded.

نَديمي رَعاكَ اللَهُ قُم غَنِّ لي عَلى

نَديمي رَعاكَ اللَهُ قُم غَنِّ لي عَلى

كُؤوسِ المَنايا مِن دَمٍ حينَ أَشرَبُ

كُؤوسِ المَنايا مِن دَمٍ حينَ أَشرَبُ

My boon companion, may God guard you—rise, sing to me over

My friend, may God protect you, arise and sing to me

Cups of death filled with blood, as I drink.

As I drink from cups of blood when I imbibe.

وَلا تَسقِني كَأسَ المُدامِ فَإِنَّه

وَلا تَسقِني كَأسَ المُدامِ فَإِنَّه

يَضِلُّ بِها عَقلُ الشُجاعِ وَيَذهَبُ

يَضِلُّ بِها عَقلُ الشُجاعِ وَيَذهَبُ

And do not give me a cup of wine, for indeed

And do not serve me the cup of wine, for by it

The brave man's reason goes astray through it and vanishes.

The mind of the brave is led astray and perishes.