أيا أُمَّ عَمرو ما هَمَمت بخلَّةٍ

أيا أُمَّ عَمرو ما هَمَمت بخلَّةٍ

سِوَاكِ ولا أَمسى فؤادي مَلَّكِ

سِوَاكِ ولا أَمسى فؤادي مَلَّكِ

O Umm Amr, I have not thought of a beloved

Oh Umm Amr, I have never intended any disloyalty

other than you, nor has my heart grown weary of you.

Except to you, nor has my heart inclined to another

ولا غَرَّني النأيُ المُفَرِّقُ بَيننا

ولا غَرَّني النأيُ المُفَرِّقُ بَيننا

ولا كثرةُ الواشين إن كانَ غَرَّكِ

ولا كثرةُ الواشين إن كانَ غَرَّكِ

Nor has the distance that separates us deceived me,

Neither has distance, that separates us, tempted me

nor the multitude of slanderers, even if that has deceived you.

Nor the many slanderers, if they have tempted you

ولا أحدثَ الواشونَ في ذاتِ بينِنا

ولا أحدثَ الواشونَ في ذاتِ بينِنا

لكُم غَيرَ ما ساء الوُشاةَ وسَرَّكِ

لكُم غَيرَ ما ساء الوُشاةَ وسَرَّكِ

Nor have the slanderers brought about in the bond between us

Nor have the slanderers sowed discord in our affection

anything for you but what displeased the slanderers and pleased you.

Except what displeased the slanderers and pleased you

ولكن وَشَى واشٍ لِيُفسِد بيننا

ولكن وَشَى واشٍ لِيُفسِد بيننا

عَدُوٌّ مُبينٌ فافترى كَذِباً لَكِ

عَدُوٌّ مُبينٌ فافترى كَذِباً لَكِ

Yet a slanderer spread tales to ruin the bond between us—

But a manifest enemy has slandered to separate us

an open enemy, who then fabricated a lie for you.

And fabricated lies about you

وكيفَ سُلُوُّ النَفسِ عَنكِ وإنَّها

وكيفَ سُلُوُّ النَفسِ عَنكِ وإنَّها

لَوَحشٌ فَواءٌ من سِواكِ حِمى لكِ

لَوَحشٌ فَواءٌ من سِواكِ حِمى لكِ

And how could my soul forget you, when it

How can my soul be diverted from you? It is

is indeed desolate, empty of all but you, a sanctuary for you?

A desolate wilderness except with you, a sanctuary for you