وآلى زُهَيْرُ الحُبِّ يا عزَّ أَنَّهُ

وآلى زُهَيْرُ الحُبِّ يا عزَّ أَنَّهُ

إِذا ذَكَرتْهُ الذَّاكِراتُ أَتاهَا

إِذا ذَكَرتْهُ الذَّاكِراتُ أَتاهَا

And Zuhayr of Love swore, O ʿAzz, that

Zuheir swore off love, oh my dear,

Whenever the women mentioned him, he would come to her.

Yet when the reminiscent mention him, he goes to them.

إِذا جرتِ الأَفْواهُ يوْماً بذِكْرِهَا

إِذا جرتِ الأَفْواهُ يوْماً بذِكْرِهَا

يُخَيَّلُ لِي أَنِّي أُقَبِّلُ فاهَا

يُخَيَّلُ لِي أَنِّي أُقَبِّلُ فاهَا

Whenever mouths speak of her one day,

When mouths happen to speak of him one day,

It seems to me that I am kissing her mouth.

It seems to me that I am kissing her mouth.

فأَغْشَى دِيارَ الذَّاكِرينَ وإِن نَأَتْ

فأَغْشَى دِيارَ الذَّاكِرينَ وإِن نَأَتْ

أَجارِع مِن دارِي هَوىً لهَواها

أَجارِع مِن دارِي هَوىً لهَواها

So I visit the dwellings of those who mention her, however far

So I overwhelm the homes of those remembering, even if remote

The sandy tracts lie from my home, out of longing for her love.

Yearning from my abode for her love.