أَقولُ لِخُلَّتي في غَيرِ جَرمٍ

أَقولُ لِخُلَّتي في غَيرِ جَرمٍ

أَلا بِيني بِنَفسي أَنتِ بِيني

أَلا بِيني بِنَفسي أَنتِ بِيني

I say to my beloved, though she has done no wrong:

I say to my beloved though she's done no wrong

“Ah, depart—my life for you—depart!

You're part of me, myself you're part of me

فَوَاللَهِ العَظيمِ لَنَزعُ نَفسي

فَوَاللَهِ العَظيمِ لَنَزعُ نَفسي

وَقَطعُ الرِجلِ مِنّي وَاليَمينِ

وَقَطعُ الرِجلِ مِنّي وَاليَمينِ

For, by Almighty God, the tearing out of my soul

By God Almighty, I'll tear myself apart

and the severing of my leg and right hand

And cut my leg off, and my right hand

أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ يا لُبنى فُراقاً

أَحَبُّ إِلَيَّ يا لُبنى فُراقاً

فَبَكّي لِلفُراقِ وَأَسعِديني

فَبَكّي لِلفُراقِ وَأَسعِديني

are dearer to me, O Lubna, than parting.

Dear Lubna, I love parting from you more

So weep for our parting, and join me in mourning.

So cry for parting, and make me happy

ظَلَمتُكِ بِالطَلاقِ بِغَيرِ جُرمٍ

ظَلَمتُكِ بِالطَلاقِ بِغَيرِ جُرمٍ

فَقَد أَذهَبتِ آخِرَتي وَديني

فَقَد أَذهَبتِ آخِرَتي وَديني

I wronged you by divorcing you for no offense,

I wronged you with divorce though you've done no wrong

for you have cost me my hereafter and my faith.”

You took away my final days and faith

رَحَلتُ إِلَيهِ مِن بَلَدي وَأَهلي

رَحَلتُ إِلَيهِ مِن بَلَدي وَأَهلي

فَجازاني جَزاءَ الخائِنينا

فَجازاني جَزاءَ الخائِنينا

I journeyed to him from my homeland and my family,

I traveled to you from my land and family

and he repaid me with the recompense of traitors.

Yet he rewarded me like traitors get

فَمَن راني فَلا يَفتَرَّ بَعدي

فَمَن راني فَلا يَفتَرَّ بَعدي

بِحُلوِ القَولِ أَو يَبلو الدَفينا

بِحُلوِ القَولِ أَو يَبلو الدَفينا

So whoever has seen me, let him not smile after me

Whoever sees me, don't speak sweetly of me

at sweet words until he probes what lies buried.

Or mix perfumes to mask how I turned out