خَليلَيَّ أَمّا هَذِهِ فَدِيارُهُم

خَليلَيَّ أَمّا هَذِهِ فَدِيارُهُم

وَأَمّا غَرامي فَهوَ ما تَرَيانِ

وَأَمّا غَرامي فَهوَ ما تَرَيانِ

My two companions, as for these—these are their dwellings;

My two friends, as for these, they are their dwellings;

and as for my passion, it is what you both behold.

And as for my passion, it is what you both see.

خَليلَيَّ إِنّي لا أَرى لي سِواكُما

خَليلَيَّ إِنّي لا أَرى لي سِواكُما

فَما تَأمُراني أَيُّها الرَجُلانِ

فَما تَأمُراني أَيُّها الرَجُلانِ

My two companions, I see no one for me but you two;

My two friends, I see that I have none but you two;

so what do you bid me, O two men?

So what do you bid me do, O you two men?

خَليلَيَّ هَذا مَوقِفٌ يَبعَثُ البُكا

خَليلَيَّ هَذا مَوقِفٌ يَبعَثُ البُكا

فَماذا الَّذي بِالدَمعِ تَنتَظِرانِ

فَماذا الَّذي بِالدَمعِ تَنتَظِرانِ

My two companions, this is a place where weeping knows no bounds;

My two friends, this is a place that moves one to tears;

so what, then, are your tears waiting for?

So what are you two waiting for before shedding tears?

وَإِن كُنتُما لا تُسعِداني عَلى الأَسى

وَإِن كُنتُما لا تُسعِداني عَلى الأَسى

قِفا وَدِّعاني ساعَةً وَدَعاني

قِفا وَدِّعاني ساعَةً وَدَعاني

And if you will not help me bear my sorrow,

And if you two will not aid me in my sorrow,

then stop, bid me farewell awhile, and leave me alone.

Stop, bid me farewell for a moment, and leave me.

فَإِنّي عَلى دارِ الحَبيبِ لَواقِفٌ

فَإِنّي عَلى دارِ الحَبيبِ لَواقِفٌ

وَإِن شَفَّ قَلبي رَسمُها وَشَجاني

وَإِن شَفَّ قَلبي رَسمُها وَشَجاني

For I shall stand here at the beloved’s dwelling,

For I am indeed standing at the beloved's dwelling,

though its traces wear my heart away and fill me with grief.

Even though its traces have worn my heart thin and grieved me.

فَلَو كانَ ما اَلقى مِنَ الحُزنِ واحِداً

فَلَو كانَ ما اَلقى مِنَ الحُزنِ واحِداً

بَكَيتُ بِدَمعٍ واحِدٍ وَكَفاني

بَكَيتُ بِدَمعٍ واحِدٍ وَكَفاني

If all the sorrow I endure were but a single sorrow,

For if the sorrow I endure were only one,

I would shed a single flood of tears, and that would suffice me.

I would weep a single tear, and that would suffice me.

وَلَكِنَّ أَحزاناً عَرَتني كَثيرَةً

وَلَكِنَّ أَحزاناً عَرَتني كَثيرَةً

وَما لِيَ مِنها بِالكَثيرِ يَدانِ

وَما لِيَ مِنها بِالكَثيرِ يَدانِ

But many sorrows have assailed me,

But many sorrows have assailed me,

and I have no strength to cope with so many.

And I have no strength to bear so many of them.

فَيا وَيحَ قَلبي بِالغَرامِ أَطَعتُهُ

فَيا وَيحَ قَلبي بِالغَرامِ أَطَعتُهُ

فَما لي أَراهُ في السُلُوِّ عَصاني

فَما لي أَراهُ في السُلُوِّ عَصاني

Alas for my heart! In love I obeyed it;

So alas for my heart! I obeyed it in passion;

why, then, do I find it disobeying me when I would forget?

So why do I see it defy me when I seek to forget?

وَإِنّي وَإِيّاهُ كَما قالَ قائِلٌ

وَإِنّي وَإِيّاهُ كَما قالَ قائِلٌ

رَفيقُكَ قَيسِيٌّ وَأَنتَ يَماني

رَفيقُكَ قَيسِيٌّ وَأَنتَ يَماني

Indeed, my heart and I are as someone once said:

And indeed, my heart and I are as someone said:

“Your companion is a Qaysite, while you are a Yemenite.”

"Your companion is of Qays, and you are of Yemen."