أمِن رَيحانةَ الداعي السميعُ

يُؤرِّقني وأصحابي هُجوعُ

From the fragrance of the caller, the All-Hearing,

I and my companions are kept awake and restless,

بَرَاني حُبُّ مَن لا أستطيعُ

ومَن هو للذي أهوى مَنوعُ

I am barred from loving those I cannot attain,

And from whom my longing is forbidden.

لم تستطيع شيئاً فَدَعهُ

وجاوِزهُ إلى ما تستطيعُ

If you cannot accomplish a thing, then leave it,

And move on to what you can accomplish.

أَمِن رَيحانَةَ الداعي السميعُ

يُؤرّقني وأصحابي هُجوعُ

From the fragrance of the caller, the All-Hearing,

I and my companions are kept awake and restless.

سَباها الصِمّةُ الجُشَميُّ غصباً

كأنَّ بياضَ غُرَّتِها صديعُ

Al-Samit Al-Jushami has taken her by force,

As if the whiteness of her cheek was lightning.

وحالت دونها فرسانُ قيسٍ

تَكَشَّفُ عن سواعدها الدروعُ

And the knights of Qais stand between us,

Their armor revealed on their forearms.

إذا لم تستطع شيئاً فدَعهُ

وجاوِزهُ إلى ما تستطيعُ

If you cannot accomplish a thing, then leave it,

And move on to what you can accomplish.