قَتَلَتني بِغَيرِ ذَنبٍ قَتولُ

قَتَلَتني بِغَيرِ ذَنبٍ قَتولُ

وَحلالٌ لَها دَمي المَطلولُ

وَحلالٌ لَها دَمي المَطلولُ

She who slays has slain me, though I had done no wrong;

Qatul has slain me though I did no wrong,

and lawful to her is my blood, shed and left unavenged.

and my blood, shed with impunity, is lawful for her.

ما عَلى قاتِلٍ أَصابَ قَتيلاً

ما عَلى قاتِلٍ أَصابَ قَتيلاً

بِدَلالٍ وَمُقلَتَينِ سَبيلُ

بِدَلالٍ وَمُقلَتَينِ سَبيلُ

No claim can lie against a slayer who struck down a victim

No claim lies against a killer who has slain a victim

with coy allure and a pair of eyes.

with coy allure and a pair of eyes.