رُقَيَّةُ أَمسى حَبلُها قَد تَقَضَّبا

رُقَيَّةُ أَمسى حَبلُها قَد تَقَضَّبا

وَشَطَّت لِكَي تَزدادَ بُعداً وَتَذهَبا

وَشَطَّت لِكَي تَزدادَ بُعداً وَتَذهَبا

Ruqayya—her cord has now been severed,

Rukayya's rope has worn thin

And she has gone far away, to grow more distant and depart.

As she wanders farther to be free

بَغيضٌ إِلَيَّ الشَرُّ حَتّى إِذا أَتى

بَغيضٌ إِلَيَّ الشَرُّ حَتّى إِذا أَتى

فَحَلَّ بِداري قُلتُ لِلشَرِّ مَرحَبا

فَحَلَّ بِداري قُلتُ لِلشَرِّ مَرحَبا

Evil is hateful to me—until, when it comes

Evil is hateful to me until it comes

And settles in my home, I say to evil, "Welcome!"

Knocking on my door, then I welcome evil

لِكَي يَعلَمَ الأَقوامَ شَرّي وَمَأقِطي

لِكَي يَعلَمَ الأَقوامَ شَرّي وَمَأقِطي

إِذا لَم أَجِد إِلّا عَلى الشَرِّ مَركَبا

إِذا لَم أَجِد إِلّا عَلى الشَرِّ مَركَبا

So that the peoples may know my evil and my battleground,

So people may know my own evil ways

When I find no course but to ride upon evil.

When I find no mount but evil itself

وَمِثلِكَ لاذَمتُ السِفارَ بِأَنفِهِ

وَمِثلِكَ لاذَمتُ السِفارَ بِأَنفِهِ

وَأَحذَيتُهُ غَمّاً إِذا ما تَغَضَّبا

وَأَحذَيتُهُ غَمّاً إِذا ما تَغَضَّبا

And many a man like you—I have fastened the halter to his nose,

One like you, I blame the envoy to his face

And bestowed anguish on him whenever he grew angry.

And provoke his rage when angered