أَهلَ الصَفاءِ نَأَيتُم بَعدَ قُربِكُمُ

أَهلَ الصَفاءِ نَأَيتُم بَعدَ قُربِكُمُ

فَما اِنتَفَعتُ بِعَيشٍ بَعدَكُم صافي

فَما اِنتَفَعتُ بِعَيشٍ بَعدَكُم صافي

O people of pure affection, you have grown distant after being close.

You people of serenity have departed after being near

So since you left, I have enjoyed no untroubled life.

So I gained nothing by living purely after you

وَقَد قَصَدتُ نَدى مَن لا يُوافِقُني

وَقَد قَصَدتُ نَدى مَن لا يُوافِقُني

فَكانَ سَهمِيَ عَنهُ الطائِشَ الطافي

فَكانَ سَهمِيَ عَنهُ الطائِشَ الطافي

And I sought the bounty of one who does not suit me.

I sought the companionship of one who does not agree with me

So my arrow strayed wide of him, drifting away.

So my arrow about him was wandering and floating

أَرَدتُ عَمراً وَشاءَ اللَهُ خارِجَةً

أَرَدتُ عَمراً وَشاءَ اللَهُ خارِجَةً

أَما كَفى الدَهرُ مِن خَلفي وَإِخلافي

أَما كَفى الدَهرُ مِن خَلفي وَإِخلافي

I wanted ʿAmr, but God willed Khārijah.

I wanted a life but God willed something different

Has Time not betrayed and disappointed me enough?

Has not fate cheated me enough by going back on me