زَعَمتُم بِأَنَّ النوقَ وافٍ حَنينُها

زَعَمتُم بِأَنَّ النوقَ وافٍ حَنينُها

فَما بالَها تسري وَقَلبي المُفَجَّعُ

فَما بالَها تسري وَقَلبي المُفَجَّعُ

You claimed the she-camels’ yearning was undiminished—

You claimed the she-camels’ longing cries were ample;

then why do they journey by night, while my heart lies grief-stricken?

Then why do they travel by night while my heart is grief-stricken?

وَقُلتُم حَمامَ الأَيكِ يُبدينَ دائِماً

وَقُلتُم حَمامَ الأَيكِ يُبدينَ دائِماً

فَما لي ندوبٌ وَالحَمائِمُ هُجَّعُ

فَما لي ندوبٌ وَالحَمائِمُ هُجَّعُ

And you said the doves of the grove forever reveal their longing—

And you said the doves of the grove always voice their sorrow;

then why do I bear scars, while the doves are fast asleep?

Then why is mine the lament, while the doves lie asleep?