1. O people of love, is there a cure
By which I can avoid love's troubles?

2. No matter how I forget the abodes of Banu Mayya,
The abodes of Banu Da'ad remind me of them.

3. And no matter how I forget the abodes of Banu Da'ad,
The abodes of Umm Sa'd remind me of them.

4. So where is my peace from this one and that one,
And from those two, whether near or far?

5. Yes, I am obsessed with the arenas of love,
Where I am besotted like an Indian.