فَارَقتُ هِنداً طَائِعاً

فَارَقتُ هِنداً طَائِعاً

فَنَدِمتُ عِندَ فِرَاقِهَا

فَنَدِمتُ عِندَ فِرَاقِهَا

I left Hind of my own free will,

I parted from Hind willingly,

then regretted it when we parted.

Then regretted it upon parting from her.

فَالعَينُ تُذرِي دَمعَهَ

فَالعَينُ تُذرِي دَمعَهَ

كَالدُّرِّ مِن آماقِهَا

كَالدُّرِّ مِن آماقِهَا

Now the eye spills forth its tears,

So the eye sheds its tears,

like pearls from its inner corners,

Like pearls from its inner corners,

مُتَحَلِّباً فَوقَ الرِّدَا

مُتَحَلِّباً فَوقَ الرِّدَا

ءِ يُجُولُ مِن رَقراقِهَا

ءِ يُجُولُ مِن رَقراقِهَا

streaming down over the mantle,

Trickling over the cloak,

coursing in their limpid flow.

Flowing from its shimmering moisture.

خَودٌ رَدَاحٌ طَفلةٌ

خَودٌ رَدَاحٌ طَفلةٌ

ما الفُحشُ من أَخْلاقِها

ما الفُحشُ من أَخْلاقِها

A full-figured, tender young beauty—

A young beauty, full-hipped and delicate,

indecency is no part of her nature.

Indecency is no part of her nature.

ولقد أَلَذُّ حَديثَها

ولقد أَلَذُّ حَديثَها

وَاُسَرُّ عِندَ عِنَاقِهَا

وَاُسَرُّ عِندَ عِنَاقِهَا

Indeed, I delight in her conversation,

And indeed I delight in her conversation,

and rejoice in her embrace.

And am gladdened by her embrace.

إِنْ كُنْتِ ساقِيَةً بِبُزْ

إِنْ كُنْتِ ساقِيَةً بِبُزْ

لِ الأُدْمِ أَو بِحِقاقِها

لِ الأُدْمِ أَو بِحِقاقِها

If you serve drink from skins of full-grown—

If you serve drink in exchange for mature—

—pale camels, or skins of their young,

white camels, or their fourth-year young,

فاسْقي بَني نَهْدٍ إِذا

فاسْقي بَني نَهْدٍ إِذا

شَرِبوا خِيَارَ زِقاقِها

شَرِبوا خِيَارَ زِقاقِها

then pour for the sons of Nahd, when

Then pour for the sons of Nahd, when

they drink, the choicest of those wineskins.

they drink, from its choicest wineskins.

فالخَيْلُ تَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ نُلْـ

فالخَيْلُ تَعْلَمُ كَيْفَ نُلْـ

ــحقُا غَدارةَ لَحاقِها

ــحقُا غَدارةَ لَحاقِها

For the horses know how we over—

For the horses know how we overtake—

—take a treacherous band in pursuit,

Ghadāra in pursuit of her [wording uncertain].

بِأَسِنَّةٍ زُرْقٍ صَبَحْــ

بِأَسِنَّةٍ زُرْقٍ صَبَحْــ

ــنا القَوْمَ حَدَّ رِقااقِها

ــنا القَوْمَ حَدَّ رِقااقِها

with steel-blue spearheads; at dawn we fell—

With blue spearheads we served at dawn—

—upon the foe, their slender points keen,

the people the keen edge of their slender blades,

حتّى تَرى قِصَدّ القَنا

حتّى تَرى قِصَدّ القَنا

والبِيضَ في أَعْناقِها

والبِيضَ في أَعْناقِها

until you see the lances splintered,

Until you see fragments of spear-shafts

and white blades at their throats.

And white swords in their necks.