أَرَّقتني تَلومُني أُمُّ بَكرٍ

أَرَّقتني تَلومُني أُمُّ بَكرٍ

بَعدَ هَدءٍ وَاللَومُ قَد يؤذيني

بَعدَ هَدءٍ وَاللَومُ قَد يؤذيني

Umm Bakr kept me awake, reproaching me,

The mother of Bakr blamed me, after calm,

after a spell of rest—and reproach can hurt me.

And blame can hurt me.

حَذَّرَتني الزَمانَ ثُمَّتَ قالَت

حَذَّرَتني الزَمانَ ثُمَّتَ قالَت

لَيسَ هَذا الزَمانُ بالمأمونِ

لَيسَ هَذا الزَمانُ بالمأمونِ

She warned me of time, then said:

She warned me of time, then she said:

"This age is not to be trusted."

This time is not to be trusted.

قُلتُ لَمّا هَبَّت تُحَذِّرُني الدَه

قُلتُ لَمّا هَبَّت تُحَذِّرُني الدَه

رَ دَعي اللَومَ عَنكِ وَاِستَبقيني

رَ دَعي اللَومَ عَنكِ وَاِستَبقيني

I said, when she rose to warn me of time:

I said, when the soul warned me of the occurrence of misfortunes:

"Leave reproach aside, and spare me."

Leave off blame from you, and keep me.

إِنَّ ذا الجودِ وَالمَكارِمِ إِبرا

إِنَّ ذا الجودِ وَالمَكارِمِ إِبرا

هيمَ يَعنيهِ كُلُّ ما يَعنيني

هيمَ يَعنيهِ كُلُّ ما يَعنيني

Indeed, Ibrahim, the man of generosity and noble deeds,

Indeed, this generosity and nobility

is concerned by everything that concerns me.

Concerns him whatever concerns me.

قَد خَبَرناهُ في القَديمِ فَألفَي

قَد خَبَرناهُ في القَديمِ فَألفَي

نا مَواعيدَهُ كَعَينِ اليَقينِ

نا مَواعيدَهُ كَعَينِ اليَقينِ

We have tested him in the past, and found

We have known him in the past, so we became accustomed

his promises as certain as seeing for oneself.

To his promises, as the eye of certainty.

قُلتُ ما قُلتُ لِلَّذي هُوَ حَقٌّ

قُلتُ ما قُلتُ لِلَّذي هُوَ حَقٌّ

مُستَبينٌ لا لِلَّذي يُعطيني

مُستَبينٌ لا لِلَّذي يُعطيني

I said what I said for the truth,

I said what I said about one who is true,

plainly evident—not for what he gives me.

Evident, not about one who gives me.

نَضَحَت أَرضَنا سَماؤُكَ بَعدَ ال

نَضَحَت أَرضَنا سَماؤُكَ بَعدَ ال

جَدبِ مِنها وَبَعدَ سوءِ الظُنونِ

جَدبِ مِنها وَبَعدَ سوءِ الظُنونِ

Your sky sprinkled our land after the

Our land poured forth its rain from your sky after barrenness,

drought there, and after ill forebodings.

And after the evil suspicions.

فَرَعَينا آثارَ غَثيٍ هَراقَت

فَرَعَينا آثارَ غَثيٍ هَراقَت

هُ يَدا مُحكَمِ القُوى مَيمونِ

هُ يَدا مُحكَمِ القُوى مَيمونِ

So we grazed on the traces of rain poured out

So we pastured on the traces of a downpour shed

by the two hands of one firm in strength and blessed.

By the hand of the Firm of Strength, the Securer.