إليكِ فغيرُ فرضٍ أن تَلومي
حَزيناً قد تفرَّدَ بالهُموم
To you, so it's not an obligation to blame me
Sad, alone in sorrows
دعيهِ وبثَّهُ فعساهُ يلقَى
لشكواهُ اخا قلبٍ رحيمٍ
Leave him be, let him vent, may he find
For his complaints a kind, merciful heart
ألا يا صاحبي هذا المُصلَّى
وتلكَ ملاعبُ الظَّبي الرَّخيمِ
Oh my friend, here is the mosque
And there, the pastures of the docile deer
فحيَّ وقُل سلامٌ مِن سَليمٍ
بذي سَلمٍ على الرَّشأِ السَّليمِ
Greet them and say, "Peace from Salim
To the virtuous, upon the gentle meadow"
وسل غِزلانَ وادي بانس سَلعٍ
إِذا سنحت عن العَهدِ القَديمِ
And ask the gazelles of Wadi Bani Salim
When you stray from the ancient covenant
وعرِّض بي فما لي من جَنانِ
يُلاقي بي ظِبا ذاكَ الصَّريمِ
Excuse me, for I have no gardens
Where I meet the wild beasts of the wasteland
بجرعاءِ الحمى النَّجديِّ وُرقٌ
سَقاني نَوحُها جُرعَ الَحميمِ
With the fever's burning thirst leaves
Its draughts quenched my burning thirst
وفي تلك الخيامِ هلالُ خدرٍ
غَرامي في محبَّتهِ غريمي
And in those tents the crescent moon of Khadar
My passion in loving him is my destiny
سأَلتُ فلم أَجِد منه كريماً
وكيفَ بجُودِ معشوقٍ كريمِ
I asked but found no generosity in him
How could I expect generosity from a generous beloved?
روَى عن خصرِه جسمي وأدَّى
صحيحاً مُسنَدَ الخبرِ السَّقيمِ
He quenched my body from his waist and related
Correctly the narrative of the frail
يخافُ قضيبُ قامتِه انهِصاراً
فلم يَبرَح يمرُّ معَ النَّسيمِ
His erect member fears breaking
So it does not stop swaying with the breeze
أَيُطمعُني الهوى منه بوصلٍ
ودونَ وصالهِ صَيدُ النُّجومِ
Does desire make me hope for a union with him
When without his union is the hunting of stars?
أمَا وقضيبِ قامتِه وثغرِ
يُعيرُ قلائدَ الدُّرِّ النَّظيمِ
No, by his erect member and his mouth
That mocks necklaces of symmetrical pearls
وصبحٍ تحتَ طُرَّتهِ منيرٍ
وليلٍ فوقَ غُرَّتهِ بَهيم
By the dawn beneath his shining veil
And the night above his splendid cloak
لقد شهَرت لواحظُه وَسَلَّت
سُيوفاً غيرَ داميةِ الكُلومِ
Indeed, his glances have unsheathed
Swords, not harmless blades
