قَد زَعَمَت أُمُّ الخَيارِ إِنّي

قَد زَعَمَت أُمُّ الخَيارِ إِنّي

شِبتُ وَحَنى ظَهري المُحَنّي

شِبتُ وَحَنى ظَهري المُحَنّي

Umm al-Khiyar has claimed that I

have grown gray, and the bender has bowed my back;

وَأَعرَضَت فِعلَ الشَموسِ عَنّي

وَأَعرَضَت فِعلَ الشَموسِ عَنّي

فَقُلتُ ما دَواءُكِ إِلّا سِنّي

فَقُلتُ ما دَواءُكِ إِلّا سِنّي

and she has turned away from me like a restive mare.

So I said, 'Your only cure is my tooth;

لَن تَجمَعي وُدّي وَأَن تَضِنِّي

لَن تَجمَعي وُدّي وَأَن تَضِنِّي

you shall not have my love while withholding yours.'