عَلى الدورِ الَّتي بَلِيَت سَفاها

عَلى الدورِ الَّتي بَلِيَت سَفاها

قِفا يا صاحِبَيَّ فَسائِلاها

قِفا يا صاحِبَيَّ فَسائِلاها

At the dwellings that have decayed, in folly,

Halt, my two companions, and question them.

دَعَتكَ صَبابَةٌ وَدَعاكَ شَوقٌ

دَعَتكَ صَبابَةٌ وَدَعاكَ شَوقٌ

وَأَخضَلَ دَمعُ عَنيِكِ مَأقِياها

وَأَخضَلَ دَمعُ عَنيِكِ مَأقِياها

Passion called you, and longing called you;

And tears from your eyes drenched their inner corners.

وَقالَت عِندَ هَجوَتِنا أَباها

وَقالَت عِندَ هَجوَتِنا أَباها

أَرَدتَ الصرمَ فَاِنتَدِهِ اِنتِداها

أَرَدتَ الصرمَ فَاِنتَدِهِ اِنتِداها

And she said, when we lampooned her father:

You wanted to sever ties, so withdraw completely.

أَرَدتَ بِعادَنا بِهِجاءِ شَيخي

أَرَدتَ بِعادَنا بِهِجاءِ شَيخي

وَعِندَكَ خُلَّةٌ تَبغي هَواها

وَعِندَكَ خُلَّةٌ تَبغي هَواها

You wanted separation from us by lampooning my old father,

And you have a sweetheart whose love you seek.

فَإِن رَضِيَت فَذاكَ وَإِن تَمادَت

فَإِن رَضِيَت فَذاكَ وَإِن تَمادَت

فَهَبها خُطَّةً بَلَغَت مَداها

فَهَبها خُطَّةً بَلَغَت مَداها

So if she is content, well and good; but if she persists,

Then consider it an affair that has run its course.