تَبَدَّلَتَ مِن لَيلى وَدَسكَرَةٍ لَها

تَبَدَّلَتَ مِن لَيلى وَدَسكَرَةٍ لَها

شُحوباً وَمالاً مُدبِراً وَعَجارِفا

شُحوباً وَمالاً مُدبِراً وَعَجارِفا

You exchanged Layla and a country estate of hers for

You have changed from a radiant Leila to one with pallor

pallor, dwindling wealth, and hardships,

And declining wealth, with possessions dispersed.

وَإِيضاعَكَ العَصرَينِ تَبغي نَزيعَةً

وَإِيضاعَكَ العَصرَينِ تَبغي نَزيعَةً

بِها الوَسمُ فَذّاً وَحدَهُ وَمُؤالِفا

بِها الوَسمُ فَذّاً وَحدَهُ وَمُؤالِفا

and your haste, day and night, seeking a she-camel from another herd,

And your milking the two teats you seek a stream

bearing a brand, single and alone or paired with another.

Whose mark is splendor, uniqueness, and intimacy.

وَما كُنتُ ضَيّافاً وَمَن يَكُ رَبها

وَما كُنتُ ضَيّافاً وَمَن يَكُ رَبها

يُضِعها وَتَعرِفهُ الأَكارِسُ ضائِفا

يُضِعها وَتَعرِفهُ الأَكارِسُ ضائِفا

I was no habitual guest; whoever owns her

I was not a guest, and one who owns her

loses her, and the encampments know him as a guest.

Puts her down while the chairs recognize him as a visitor.