يا رَوضةَ الوضَّاحِ قَد

يا رَوضةَ الوضَّاحِ قَد

عَنَّيتِ وَضَّاحَ اليَمَن

عَنَّيتِ وَضَّاحَ اليَمَن

O Waddah's Rawdah, you have

O garden of al-Waddah, you have

tormented Waddah of Yemen.

Turned away Waddah of Yemen

فاسقِي خَلِيلَكِ مِن شَرا

فاسقِي خَلِيلَكِ مِن شَرا

بٍ لَم يُكَدِّره الدَّرَن

بٍ لَم يُكَدِّره الدَّرَن

So give your beloved some drink

So give your friend a drink of wine

that no impurity has clouded.

Unadulterated and pure

الريحُ ريحُ سَفَرجَلٍ

الريحُ ريحُ سَفَرجَلٍ

والطَّعمُ طَعمُ سُلافِ دَنّ

والطَّعمُ طَعمُ سُلافِ دَنّ

The scent is the scent of quince,

The wind is the wind of a traveler

and the taste is that of a jar's purest wine.

And the taste is the taste of first fruits

إني تُهَيِّجِنُي إِلَي

إني تُهَيِّجِنُي إِلَي

كِ حَمَامَتَانِ عَلى فَنَن

كِ حَمَامَتَانِ عَلى فَنَن

Indeed, my longing for you is stirred

Two doves excite me to come

by two doves upon a bough.

To you, the male calls his mate

الزَّوجُ يَدعو إِلفَهُ

الزَّوجُ يَدعو إِلفَهُ

فَتَطَاعَما حُبَّ السَكَن

فَتَطَاعَما حُبَّ السَكَن

The male calls to his mate,

To settle down in love of home

so the two feed one another, for love of companionship.

No good in gossiping tales

لا خيرَ في نَثِّ الحدي

لا خيرَ في نَثِّ الحدي

ثِ ولا الجَليسِ إذا فَطَن

ثِ ولا الجَليسِ إذا فَطَن

There is no good in divulging talk,

Nor a companion when cunning

nor in a companion when he catches on.

So disobey the slanderers

فاعصِي الوُشَاةَ فَإِنَّما

فاعصِي الوُشَاةَ فَإِنَّما

قَولُ الوشَاةِ هو الغَبَن

قَولُ الوشَاةِ هو الغَبَن

So disobey the tale-bearers, for

The words of slanderers are loss

the tale-bearers' words bring only loss.

When slanderers come advising

إِنَّ الوُشَاةَ إِذَا أَتَو

إِنَّ الوُشَاةَ إِذَا أَتَو

كِ تَنَصحُوا ونَهَوكِ عَن

كِ تَنَصحُوا ونَهَوكِ عَن

Indeed, when the tale-bearers come

And warning you from me

to you, they feign counsel and warn you off.

A lover slipped in softly

دَسَّت حُبَيبَةُ مَوهِناً

دَسَّت حُبَيبَةُ مَوهِناً

إِنِّي وَعَيشِكِ يَا سَكَن

إِنِّي وَعَيشِكِ يَا سَكَن

Hubaybah sent word secretly, late at night:

Me and your life O my home

Indeed, by your life, O my solace,

I was told of your change

أُبلِغتُ عنكِ تَبَدّلاً

أُبلِغتُ عنكِ تَبَدّلاً

وأَتَى بِذَلِكِ مُؤتَمَن

وأَتَى بِذَلِكِ مُؤتَمَن

I was told that you had changed,

By a trusted informer

and a trusted person brought that news.

And I thought you had done it

وَظَنَنتُ أَنَّكِ قَد فَعَل

وَظَنَنتُ أَنَّكِ قَد فَعَل

تِ فَكِدتُ مِن حَزَنٍ أُجَن

تِ فَكِدتُ مِن حَزَنٍ أُجَن

And I thought you had indeed done so,

I nearly died of sorrow

so I nearly went mad with grief.

My tears flowed then I said

ذَرَفَت دُموعي ثمَّ قُل

ذَرَفَت دُموعي ثمَّ قُل

تُ بِمَن يُبَادِلُني بِمَن

تُ بِمَن يُبَادِلُني بِمَن

My tears flowed; then I said:

With whom can I replace you

For whom does he exchange me—for whom?

Hush, you are not believed

اسكُت فَلَستَ مُصَدَّقاً

اسكُت فَلَستَ مُصَدَّقاً

مَا كَانَ يَفعَلُ ذَا أَظُن

مَا كَانَ يَفعَلُ ذَا أَظُن

Be silent, for you are not to be believed.

He could not do what I suspect

He would not do this, I think.

If you saw our beautiful

إِنِّي وَجَدِّكَ لَو رَأَي

إِنِّي وَجَدِّكَ لَو رَأَي

تُ خَلِيلَنا ذَاكَ الحَسَن

تُ خَلِيلَنا ذَاكَ الحَسَن

Indeed, by your fortune, if I saw

Friend shun us then love us

our beloved, that handsome one,

By God, I'm sick with grief

يَجفُوهُ ثُمَّ يُحِبُّنَا

يَجفُوهُ ثُمَّ يُحِبُّنَا

واللَّهِ مِتُّ مِنَ الحَزَن

واللَّهِ مِتُّ مِنَ الحَزَن

spurning him, then loving us,

Tell him when you see him

by God, I would die of grief.

That he has made hearts mad

أَخبره إِمَّا جِئتَهُ

أَخبره إِمَّا جِئتَهُ

أَنَّ الفؤادَ بهِ يُجَن

أَنَّ الفؤادَ بهِ يُجَن

Tell him, if ever you come to him,

I left my loved ones for him

that the heart goes mad for him.

And met few of family and home

أَبعَضتُ فيهِ أَحِبَّتي

أَبعَضتُ فيهِ أَحِبَّتي

وقَلَيتُ أهلي وَالوَطَن

وقَلَيتُ أهلي وَالوَطَن

For his sake I hated my loved ones,

You left me till when

and I loathed my family and homeland.

I hung white as a wristband

أَتَرَكتَنِي حَتَّى إِذَا

أَتَرَكتَنِي حَتَّى إِذَا

عُلِّقتُ أبيَضَ كالشَّطَن

عُلِّقتُ أبيَضَ كالشَّطَن

Did you leave me—and only when

You tried to regain our love

I fell for a fair one, like a long well-rope,

Losing it in summer

أَنشَأتَ تَطلُبُ وَصلَنا

أَنشَأتَ تَطلُبُ وَصلَنا

في الصَّيفِ ضَيَّعتِ اللَبَن

في الصَّيفِ ضَيَّعتِ اللَبَن

begin to seek our union?

If it were said O Waddah arise

In summer you squandered the milk.

And choose for yourself or wish

لَو قِيلَ يَا وَضَّاحُ قُم

لَو قِيلَ يَا وَضَّاحُ قُم

فَاختَر لِنَفسِكَ أَو تَمَن

فَاختَر لِنَفسِكَ أَو تَمَن

If it were said, "O Waddah, rise,

I would not choose the garden By Him who led pilgrims with provisions

then choose for yourself, or make a wish,"

لَم أَعدُ رَوضَةَ وَالَّذي

لَم أَعدُ رَوضَةَ وَالَّذي

سَاقَ الحَجِيجُ لَهُ البُدنُ

سَاقَ الحَجِيجُ لَهُ البُدنُ

I would choose none but Rawdah, by the One

for whom the pilgrims drove sacrificial camels.