أَلا يا قَومِ خَلّوني وَشَأني

فَلَستُ بِتارِكٍ حُبَّ الغَواني

Oh people, leave me be

For I'll not abandon loving the beautiful

نَهَوني يا أُمامَةَ عَن هَواكُم

فَلَم أَقبَل مَقالَةَ مَن نَهاني

They warned me, O Umamah, against your love

Yet I did not accept the words of those who warned me

فَإِن لَم تَسعَدي فَعِدي وَمُنّي

خَلاعاً لا أَموتُ عَلى بَيانِ

If you won't make me happy, then promise and favor me

Sincerely, lest I die in agony