مَلَكْتني وَصِيْفةٌ لأناس

مَلَكْتني وَصِيْفةٌ لأناس

تركْتني لحُبِّهَا مُنْقادَا

تركْتني لحُبِّهَا مُنْقادَا

A maidservant belonging to some people has taken possession of me;

A beauty enslaved me to people

She left me submissive to her love.

Who left me succumbing to her love

حَضَرَتْ مأْتَماً ولو نادَتْ الميْ

حَضَرَتْ مأْتَماً ولو نادَتْ الميْ

يِتَ فيه بأن يَعُودَ لَعَادَا

يِتَ فيه بأن يَعُودَ لَعَادَا

She attended a mourning gathering; had she called the dead

She attended a funeral though if called upon

man there to return, he would have returned.

She would return to her ways

مَنَعُوهَا لُبْسَ الحِدَادِ وَلَكِنْ

مَنَعُوهَا لُبْسَ الحِدَادِ وَلَكِنْ

نَشَرَتْ شَعْرَها فَكَانَ حِدَادَا

نَشَرَتْ شَعْرَها فَكَانَ حِدَادَا

They forbade her to wear mourning clothes, but

They forbade her to wear black yet

She let down her hair, and it served as mourning attire.

She let down her hair and it was black enough