خَليلي زورا العامِريَّة فَاِنظُروا

خَليلي زورا العامِريَّة فَاِنظُروا

اِيَبقى لَدَيها الوُدُّ ام يَتقضبُ

اِيَبقى لَدَيها الوُدُّ ام يَتقضبُ

My two friends, visit the woman of ʿĀmir and see

My friends, visit Al-Amiriyya and see

whether affection remains with her or is cut off.

If affection for it still remains or is severed

وَقولا لَها ان يَعتَزِلك فَلا قَلى

وَقولا لَها ان يَعتَزِلك فَلا قَلى

وَلكِنَّهُ عن رقبَة يتجنبُ

وَلكِنَّهُ عن رقبَة يتجنبُ

And tell her: if he keeps away from you, it is not from hatred;

And say to it, “If it abandons you, never mind,

but he keeps his distance out of fear.

But it avoids your neck out of caution.”

يَرى دونَكم من يتقي وَهو آلِف

يَرى دونَكم من يتقي وَهو آلِف

لكُم وَلَهُ من دونِكُم مترقبُ

لكُم وَلَهُ من دونِكُم مترقبُ

He sees between himself and you someone he fears, though he is devoted

It sees besides you one who is Godfearing yet intimate with you

to you; and between himself and you, someone keeps watch on him.

And it and he watchfully wait besides you

فَصد وَما يَسطيع صرمك انَّهُ

فَصد وَما يَسطيع صرمك انَّهُ

وَلَو صَدَّ رَهن في حبالِكَ منشبُ

وَلَو صَدَّ رَهن في حبالِكَ منشبُ

So he turned away, yet cannot break with you; indeed he,

So bar the way and your jaws cannot repel him

even if he turns away, is a captive caught in your ropes.

Even if they barred the way, he would cling to your ropes