عَجِبتُ لِبُرئي مِنكِ يا عَزَّ بَعدَما

عَجِبتُ لِبُرئي مِنكِ يا عَزَّ بَعدَما

عَمِرتُ زَمانًا منك غَيرَ صَحيحِ

عَمِرتُ زَمانًا منك غَيرَ صَحيحِ

I marveled at being cured of you, O ʿAzz, after

I'm amazed at being healed by you, O solace, after

I had lived for a time, unwell because of you.

I had lived for a time with you, nothing wholesome.

فَإِن كانَ بُرءُ النَفسِ لي مِنكِ راحَةً

فَإِن كانَ بُرءُ النَفسِ لي مِنكِ راحَةً

فَقَد بَرِئَت إِن كانَ ذاكَ مُريحي

فَقَد بَرِئَت إِن كانَ ذاكَ مُريحي

And if my soul’s recovery from you is a relief to me,

If being healed in spirit is rest for me from you,

then it has recovered, if that is what relieves me.

Then I am healed if that brings comfort to me.

تَجَلّى غِطاءُ الَرأسِ عنّي وَلَم يَكَد

تَجَلّى غِطاءُ الَرأسِ عنّي وَلَم يَكَد

غِطاءُ فُؤادي يَنجَلي لِسَريحِ

غِطاءُ فُؤادي يَنجَلي لِسَريحِ

My head’s covering fell away from me, but scarcely

The cover of my head was unveiled from me, yet

did my heart’s covering lift to leave me free.

The cover of my heart barely clears for respite.

سَلا القَلبُ عَن كِبراهُما بَعدَ حِقبَةٍ

سَلا القَلبُ عَن كِبراهُما بَعدَ حِقبَةٍ

وَلُقّيتُ مِن صُغراهُما اِبنَ بَريحِ

وَلُقّيتُ مِن صُغراهُما اِبنَ بَريحِ

The heart ceased pining for the elder of the two after a long while,

My heart asked about both their prides after an era,

and from the younger of the two I was dealt a ‘son of Barīḥ’—a calamity.

And I met from both their smallness a son of the winds.

فَلا تَذاكُرا عِندي عُقَيبةَ إِنني

فَلا تَذاكُرا عِندي عُقَيبةَ إِنني

تَبينُ إِذا بَانَت عُقَيبَةُ روحي

تَبينُ إِذا بَانَت عُقَيبَةُ روحي

So do not mention ʿUqaybah in my presence, you two, for

So do not discuss with me the consequence, for I

my soul departs whenever ʿUqaybah departs.

Perceive when the consequence of my soul appears.