بأَهلى وَمالى مَن بُليتُ بِحُبِّهِ

بأَهلى وَمالى مَن بُليتُ بِحُبِّهِ

وَمَن حَلَّ فِى الأَحشَاءِ دَارَ مُقَامِ

وَمَن حَلَّ فِى الأَحشَاءِ دَارَ مُقَامِ

My family and wealth be ransom for the one whose love has afflicted me,

With my family and wealth have I been afflicted for love of her

and who has made my innermost depths a lasting home,

She who dwells in my heart and soul

وَمَن وَجَلالِ اللهِ حَلفَةَ صَادِقٍ

وَمَن وَجَلالِ اللهِ حَلفَةَ صَادِقٍ

بري حُبُّهُ لَو تَعلَمينَ عِظامِى

بري حُبُّهُ لَو تَعلَمينَ عِظامِى

and the one—by God's majesty, a truthful man's oath—

By God's majesty do I swear sincere allegiance

whose love, if you but knew, has worn away my bones.

My love for her permeates my bones if only she knew

وَإِنّي لَيثنيني وما بى جَلادَةٌ

وَإِنّي لَيثنيني وما بى جَلادَةٌ

عَنَ آتيكِ أقوَامٌ عَلَىَّ كِرامُ

عَنَ آتيكِ أقوَامٌ عَلَىَّ كِرامُ

And I am indeed held back—though I have no fortitude—

Yet I refrain lest slanderers attack me

from coming to you by people dear to me,

Fearing to bring her harm or gain enmity

مَخافةَ أن تَلقَي أذىً أو يُفيدَنى

مَخافةَ أن تَلقَي أذىً أو يُفيدَنى

هَوَاكِ مَقاماَ لَيسَ لى بِمَقَامِ

هَوَاكِ مَقاماَ لَيسَ لى بِمَقَامِ

for fear that you might suffer harm, or that I might be brought

Her love a glory I cannot claim

by love for you to a place that is no place for me.

They say, “He has grown hopeless and despondent.

يقولونَ قد أمسى وبَلَّ وَقَلّمَا

يقولونَ قد أمسى وبَلَّ وَقَلّمَا

أُبِلَّنَّ أو يَعتَادَ مِنكِ سَقامِى

أُبِلَّنَّ أو يَعتَادَ مِنكِ سَقامِى

They say, 'He has recovered now'; yet scarcely

He is lovesick and accustomed to her disdain."

do I recover before my sickness from you returns.

When I saw people turning against her

فلمّا رَأَيتُ النّاسَ فيكِ وَأَصبحُوا

فلمّا رَأَيتُ النّاسَ فيكِ وَأَصبحُوا

أَعادِىَّ لَم يُردَد عليكِ سَلامِى

أَعادِىَّ لَم يُردَد عليكِ سَلامِى

So when I saw how people, on your account, had become

I withheld my greetings though she was blameless

my enemies, my greeting to you was not returned.

She knew my enemies would thus be placated

علِمتِ الَّذِى يُرضِى العِدَى فَاَتَيتِهِ

علِمتِ الَّذِى يُرضِى العِدَى فَاَتَيتِهِ

كأن لَم يَكُن مِنّا ذِمامُ

كأن لَم يَكُن مِنّا ذِمامُ

You knew what would please my foes, so you did it,

As though no bond had ever tied us

as though no bond had ever existed between us.

If she rewards her lover for his love

فإن كُنتِ تَجزِينَ المُحِبَّ بِحُبِّهِ

فإن كُنتِ تَجزِينَ المُحِبَّ بِحُبِّهِ

أمَيمَ فَقَد وَاللهِ طالَ هُيامِى

أمَيمَ فَقَد وَاللهِ طالَ هُيامِى

So if you reward a lover for his love,

By God, my passion has long been spent

O Umayma, by God, my lovesickness has lasted long.

Else return my reason and bid me farewell

وَإِلا فُردِّى العَقلَ مِنّى وَسَلِّمِى

وَإِلا فُردِّى العَقلَ مِنّى وَسَلِّمِى

إِليَّ فُؤَادِى وَاذهَبى بِسَلاَمِ

إِليَّ فُؤَادِى وَاذهَبى بِسَلاَمِ

Otherwise, give me back my reason, and return

Give me back my heart and go in peace

my heart to me, and go in peace.

For the embraces of the fair are forbidden

وِصالُ الغَوَانى بعدَ ما قَد اذَقتِنى

وِصالُ الغَوَانى بعدَ ما قَد اذَقتِنى

عَلَىَّ إِذا أَبلَلتُ مِنكِ حَرَامُ

عَلَىَّ إِذا أَبلَلتُ مِنكِ حَرَامُ

Union with fair women, after what you have made me taste,

When I am drenched in the blood she made me spill

will be forbidden me, if ever I recover from you.