أَبَت عَيناكَ بِالحَسَنِ الرُقادا

وَأَنكَرتَ الأَصادِقَ وَالبِلادا

Your eyes refused slumber's charm,

And denied the truthful and the land.

لَعَمرُكَ إِنَّ نَفعَ سُعادَ عَنّي

لَمَصروفٌ وَنَفعي عَن سُعادا

By your life, Su'ad's happiness benefits me not,

While my joy is turned from Su'ad.

فَلادِيَةً سُقيتِ وَدَيتِ أَهلي

وَلا قَوَداً بِقَتلي مُستَفادا

No blood-money was I made to drink,

Nor any vengeance gained by my murder.

أَلِمّا صاحِبَيَّ نَزُر سُعادا

لِقُربِ مَزارِها وَذَرا البِعادا

Grieving, my companion visited Su'ad

Nearing her tomb, shunning all separation.

فَتوشِكُ أَن تَشُطَّ بِنا قَذوفٌ

تُكِلُّ نِياطُها القُلُصَ الجِيادا

Soon disaster's missiles will assault us,

Cast by hands releasing harnessed steeds.

إِلَيكَ شَماتَةَ الأَعداءِ أَشكو

وَهَجراً كانَ أَوَّلُهُ بِعادا

To you I complain of the gloating foe,

And estrangement, whose beginning was avoidance.

فَكَيفَ إِذا نَأَت وَنَأَيتُ عَنها

أُعَزّي النَفسَ أَو أَزَعُ الفُؤادا

How can I, when she is harsh and remote,

Comfort my soul, or calm my heart?

أُتيحَ لَكَ الظَعائِنُ مِن مُرادٍ

وَما خَطبٌ أَتاحَ لَنا مُرادا

You were allowed attainment of wishes

While no fortune allowed us wishes.

إِلَيكَ رَحَلتُ يا عُمرَ بنَ لَيلى

عَلى ثِقَةٍ أَزورُكَ وَاِعتِمادا

To you, Omar son of Layla, I came

Trusting, to visit and rely on you.

تَعَوَّد صالِحَ الأَعمالِ إِنّي

رَأَيتُ المَرءَ يَلزَمُ ما اِستَعادا

I am wont to righteous deeds; I saw

Man keeps to what he is accustomed to.

أَقولُ إِذا أَتَينَ عَلى قَرَورى

وَآلُ البيدِ يَطَّرِدُ اِطِّرادا

When the wine-jars come round, I say,

And Fate's cups circle without cease:

عَلَيكُم ذا النَدى عُمَرَ بنَ لَيلى

جَواداً سابِقاً وَرِثَ الجِيادا

"May generous Omar, noble steed, son of Layla

Race on, outstripping the racers!"

إِلى الفاروقِ يَنتَسِبُ اِبنُ لَيلى

وَمَروانَ الَّذي رَفَعَ العِمادا

Son of Layla traces back to the Farouk,

And Marwan who raised up the Column.

تَزَوَّد مِثلَ زادِ أَبيكَ فينا

فَنِعمَ الزادُ زادُ أَبيكَ زادا

Take provision for us like your father's provision -

Fair provision your father's provision was!

فَما كَعبُ بنُ مامَةَ وَاِبنُ سُعدى

بِأَجوَدَ مِنكَ يا عُمَرَ الجَوادا

Neither Kaab ibn Mamah nor Ibn Su'ada

Were more open-handed than you, generous Omar!

هَنيءً لِلمَدينَة إِذ أَهَلَّت

بِأَهلِ المُلكِ أَبدَأُ ثُمَّ عادا

Joy to Medina, when it was peopled

By the Folk of the Kingdom - first, then once more!

يَعودُ الحِلمُ مِنكَ عَلى قُرَيشٍ

وَتَفرِجُ عَنهُمُ الكُرَبَ الشِدادا

Forbearance returns to Quraysh through you,

And you relieve them of sorrow most grim.

وَقَد لَيَّنتَ وَحشَهُمُ بِرِفقٍ

وَتُعيّ الناسَ وَحشُكَ أَن تُصادا

You softened their ferocity with gentleness,

And you shepherd people, though your nature is wild.

وَتَبني المَجدَ يا عُمَرَ بنَ لَيلى

وَتَكفي المُمحِلَ السَنَةَ الجَمادا

Glory you build, O Omar son of Layla,

Sparing the burdened the year's barrenness.

وَتَدعو اللَهَ مُجتَهِداً لِيَرضى

وَتَذكُرُ في رَعِيَّتِكَ المَعادا

And you call on God with utmost striving, that He be pleased,

Mindful, for your flock's sake, of the Return.

وَنِعمَ أَخو الحُروبِ إِذا تَرَدّى

عَلى الزَغفِ المُضاعَفَةِ النِجادا

Excellent war's brother, when armies advance

Against hosts, pressing on, reinforcements massed!

وَأَنتَ اِبنُ الخَضارِمَ مِن قُرَيشٍ

هُمُ نَصَروا النُبُوَّةَ وَالجِهادا

You, son of Khadrama, are of Quraysh,

Who championed prophecy and holy war,

وَقادوا المُؤمِنينَ وَلَم تُعَوَّد

غَداةَ الرَوعِ خَيلُهُمُ القِيادا

And led the faithful, nor were their steeds accustomed

To panic at dawn when they took the lead.

إِذا فاضَلتَ مَدَّكَ مِن قُرَيشٍ

بُحورٌ غَمَّ زاخِرُها الثِمادا

When you surpass your peers of Quraysh in merit,

Seas overflowing with abundant rain are stirred up.

وَإِن تَندُب خُؤولَةَ آلِ سَعدٍ

تُلاقي الغُرَّ في السَلَفِ الجِعادا

If you summon the houses of Saad's descendants,

You meet heroes among bygone nobles.

لَهُم يَومَ الكُلابِ وَيَومَ قَيسٍ

هَراقَ عَلى مُسَلَّحَةَ المَزادا

The day of the Dogs, the day of Qays, they

Shed blood freely on coats of mail.