قُلْ لابْنِ يَحْيَى فَلْيَكُنْ عَالِماً

قُلْ لابْنِ يَحْيَى فَلْيَكُنْ عَالِماً

بِما لَدَيْنا مِنْ غَرامٍ دَخِيلْ

بِما لَدَيْنا مِنْ غَرامٍ دَخِيلْ

Tell Ibn Yahya: let him be aware

Tell the son of Yahya, let him be aware

of the deep-seated passion within us.

Of the passionate love that dwells within us

إنْ كُنْتَ لا تَأْتِي إلى رَبْعِنا

إنْ كُنْتَ لا تَأْتِي إلى رَبْعِنا

فَحَسْبُنا اللهُ ونِعْمَ الوَكيلْ

فَحَسْبُنا اللهُ ونِعْمَ الوَكيلْ

If you do not come to our dwelling,

If you do not come to our dwellings

then God suffices us, and what an excellent guardian He is!

God suffices us, an excellent trustee

أو كُنْتَ أَزْمَعْتَ عَلَى هَجْرِنا

أو كُنْتَ أَزْمَعْتَ عَلَى هَجْرِنا

فَهَجْرُنا لَيْسَ بِهَجْرٍ جَمِيلْ

فَهَجْرُنا لَيْسَ بِهَجْرٍ جَمِيلْ

Or if you have resolved to abandon us,

Or if you intended to abandon us

then abandoning us is no graceful abandonment.

Our abandonment is not a seemly one