Claude 2

  1. لِمَن دِمَنٌ بِخَيفِ مِنىً قَفورُ

    كَأَنَّ عِراصَ مَغناها الزَبورُ

    For one whose blood ties to me have grown cold with disdain,

    As though the hornet's buzzing had deafened his hearing,

  2. مَنازِلُ أَقفَرَت مِن أُمِّ عَمروٍ

    وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالدُهورُ

    The abodes of Umm 'Amr lie desolate,

    Though the nights and ages be prolonged.

  3. فَلا يَنسى فُؤادُكَ أُمَّ عَمروٍ

    وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالشُهورُ

    So your heart cannot forget Umm 'Amr,

    Though the nights and months drag on.

  4. أَقولُ وَشَفَّ سِجفُ القَزِّ عَنها

    أَشَمسٌ تِلكَ أَم قَمَرٌ مُنيرُ

    I declare, as the bowl of Qaz conceals her,

    Is she a radiant sun or a shining moon?

  5. وَيَسَّرَها لَنا المَيمونُ حَتّى

    لَقَيناها بِبَطنِ مِنىً تَسيرُ

    Good fortune brought her close to us, till

    We met her in Mina proceeding on her way.

  6. فَحَيَّت وَاِستَهَلَّ الدَمعُ مِنّي

    لِعِبرَتِها عَلى خَدٍّ يَمورُ

    She greeted me and tears began to flow

    Down her cheek in rivulets of sorrow.

  7. فَقالَت حُلتَ عَن عَهدي وَوُدّي

    جَديدٌ ما حَيّتُ لَكُم يَسيرُ

    She said, "You have abandoned your pact and love for me.

    It was no slight thing to bid you farewell."

  8. وَطاوَعتَ الوُشاةَ وَزُرتَ مَن لَم

    يَزُركَ وَقَد تَبَيَّنَ لي الخُتورُ

    "You have indulged the backbiters and visited those

    Who never visited you - the treachery is clear to me.

  9. وَلَم تَرعَ الوِصالَ كَما رَعَينا

    وَبانَت مِنكَ لي عَمداً أُمورُ

    You have not maintained the bond as we maintained it,

    And your intentions towards me are manifestly evil.

  10. وَلَم تَجزِ القُروضُ وَلَم تُثِبها

    وَأَنتَ لِكُلِّ صالِحَةٍ كَفورُ

    You have not repaid your debts or made them binding,

    While you show ingratitude for every kindness."

  11. حَلَفتُ لَها بِرَبِّ مِنىً إِذا ما

    تَغَيَّبَ في عَجاجَتِهِم ثَبيرُ

    I swore to her by the Lord of Mina, that when

    The throngs return from their clamor,

  12. لَأَنتُم حِبُّ شَيءٍ إِن جَلَسنا

    وَإِن زُرنا فَأَوجَهُ مَن نَزورُ

    "You will still be loved if we sit together,

    And the object of my visit if we exchange visits."

  13. فَإِن كُنتِ البِعادَ أَرَدتِ عَنّي

    فَقَلبي عَن بِعادِكُمُ نَفورُ

    "But if you intend to distance yourself from me,

    Then my heart recoils from your estrangement."