زَجَرتُ مُرورَ طَيرِكُم بِسَعدٍ

زَجَرتُ مُرورَ طَيرِكُم بِسَعدٍ

فَهَلّا قَد زَجَرتَ بِذاكَ طَيري

فَهَلّا قَد زَجَرتَ بِذاكَ طَيري

I read good fortune in the passing of your birds;

I warned off your birds from alighting at Sa'd,

then why did you not read the same in my birds?

Why then have you not warned off my birds from that?

وَما خَيَّرتَ أَينَ حَلَلتَ إِلّا

وَما خَيَّرتَ أَينَ حَلَلتَ إِلّا

وَصَلتُ إِلَيكَ إِدلاجي بِسَيري

وَصَلتُ إِلَيكَ إِدلاجي بِسَيري

And wherever you chose to settle,

You had no choice where to alight but my night walk

I joined my night travel to my journey toward you.

Brought me to you in spite of my stead.

وَلَم يَبرَح إِلى أَعداكَ شَرّي

وَلَم يَبرَح إِلى أَعداكَ شَرّي

إِذا لا قَيتُهُم وَإِلَيكَ خَيري

إِذا لا قَيتُهُم وَإِلَيكَ خَيري

And my harm was ever directed toward your enemies,

My troubles persist in pursuing your foes;

whenever I met them, and my good toward you.

When I face them or you my aim is the same.

وَلَم تَحفِل بِمَنزِلي وَلَكِن

وَلَم تَحفِل بِمَنزِلي وَلَكِن

سَتَذكُرُني إِذا جَرَّبتَ غَيري

سَتَذكُرُني إِذا جَرَّبتَ غَيري

And you paid no heed to my station, but

Little you care where I make my abode

you will remember me when you have tried someone else.

Yet you'll think of me should another make claim.