بَني جُشَمٍ ردُّوا فؤاديَ إِنَّهُ

بحيثُ الخدودُ البيضُ والأَعينُ النُّجْلُ

O people of Jusham, return my heart, for it

Longs for the white cheeks and the sparkling eyes.

وإِن ضلَّ عنكم فانشدوهُ على الحِمى

فثَمَّ مكانٌ مِن فؤاديَ لا يَخلو

And if it strays from you, call for it over the tribe,

For in my heart there is a place that is never empty of you.

فإِن لَم تردوهُ أَقَمتُ لديكمُ

صَريعَ غرامٍ ما أُمِرُّ وما أَحلو

If you do not return it, I will lay down before you

A slain victim of love - neither bitter nor sweet.

وإِن قُلتمُ هَلّا سلَوتَ ظَلمتُمُ

إِذا كانَ قَلبي عندَكم فَمتى أَسلو

And if you say, "Why don't you find solace?" you would wrong me,

For if my heart is with you, when can I find solace?

بَني جُشَمٍ اللَّهَ اللَّهَ في دَمي

فطالبهُ اللَّه الَّذي قولُه الفِعلُ

O people of Jusham, I implore you by God, have mercy on my soul

God, whose word is action, is its seeker.

وَمُرْدٌ على جُرْدٍ بأَيدٍ تَمُدُّها

إِلى الشَّرفِ الضَّخمِ الخلائفُ والرُّسْلُ

And spears over coats of mail held by hands that extend

To the mighty honor - the successors and the messengers.

دَمٌ أُمويٌّ ليس يسكنُ فورُهُ

وما بعدَه إِلّا الفِرارُ أو القَتلُ

It is Umayyad blood that does not cease raging,

And nothing comes after it but fleeing or death.

أَلم يَكُ في عثمانَ للناسِ عِبرَةٌ

فَلا تُرخِصوهُ ضِلَّة إِنَّه يغلو

Was not the fate of Uthman an example for people?

So do not make his error lawful, for he transgressed.

وَلولا الهَوى سارَت إِليكم كتائبٌ

يُعضِّل مِن نجديها الحَزْنُ وَالسَّهلُ

Were it not for passion, battalions would have marched to you,

Saddened by the sorrow and the easy ground.

ولم أَستَطِبْ شَمَّ العَرارِ ولا أَتى

بيَ الرَّملُ حبِّي أَهلَهُ سُقِيَ الرَّملُ

But I could not bear the scent of camel-hair tents, nor did

The sands bring to me the people of my love - may the sands be watered.