البَيْن بَيَّنَ أشجَاني وأشجاني

البَيْن بَيَّنَ أشجَاني وأشجاني

وَبلَّ بِالدَّمعِ أرْداني وَأرْدْاني

وَبلَّ بِالدَّمعِ أرْداني وَأرْدْاني

Parting revealed my sorrows and grieved me.

Separation made clear my passions and my passions

And soaked my sleeves with tears and laid me low.

And brought tears flowing down my cheeks and my cheeks

لم يَكفِني أنْ أذابَ الدَّمْع إنسانس

لم يَكفِني أنْ أذابَ الدَّمْع إنسانس

وخَصَّني بَمَلامِ كُلِّ إنسانِ

وخَصَّني بَمَلامِ كُلِّ إنسانِ

It was not enough that tears melted [my eye's pupil],

My tears melting have not sufficed me

And singled me out for every person's reproach.

And I was distinguished with the blame of every human

ظلَلْتُ والدَّمعُ يَطويني وَينشُرُني

ظلَلْتُ والدَّمعُ يَطويني وَينشُرُني

وقد مضى لي في العُمْرانِ عُمرانِ

وقد مضى لي في العُمْرانِ عُمرانِ

I remained, while tears folded me up and unfolded me.

I lingered while tears enfolded me and spread me

And two lifetimes have already passed for me amid settled lands.

And a lifetime in civilization has passed me

مِنَ الخَرابِ مِنَ الأوطانِ أوطاني

مِنَ الخَرابِ مِنَ الأوطانِ أوطاني

وقد مضى لي في العُمْرانِ عُمْران

وقد مضى لي في العُمْرانِ عُمْران

Among the homelands, my own lie in ruins.

Of ruins, of homelands, my homelands

And two lifetimes have already passed for me amid settled lands.

And a lifetime in civilization has passed

فرحتُ بلْ مضى عُمرٌ فدَعْ عَذْلي

فرحتُ بلْ مضى عُمرٌ فدَعْ عَذْلي

فالعَذْلُ إنْ مَرّ بالآذانِ آذاني

فالعَذْلُ إنْ مَرّ بالآذانِ آذاني

I rejoiced—rather, a lifetime has passed; so stop reproaching me.

I was glad no, a lifetime passed, so cease blaming me

For reproach, if it passes by the ears, hurts me.

For blame, if it passes by ears, my ears hear it

لي مجلِسُ يُبهِجُ الرّائينَ بهجَتَهُ

لي مجلِسُ يُبهِجُ الرّائينَ بهجَتَهُ

ولي نَديمانِ مِن حُلْوانِ حُلوانِ

ولي نَديمانِ مِن حُلْوانِ حُلوانِ

I have a gathering whose splendor delights those who behold it.

I have a sitting that gladdens the beholders in its joy

And I have two sweet boon companions from Hulwan.

And I have two boon companions of sweet, sweet boon companions

والكأسُ تًسري وتَكسو الخَدَّ حُمْرَتُها

والكأسُ تًسري وتَكسو الخَدَّ حُمْرَتُها

وساعدا الطَّعنِ بالمُرّانِ مُرّانِ

وساعدا الطَّعنِ بالمُرّانِ مُرّانِ

And the cup goes round, and its redness clothes the cheek.

The cup circulates and tints the cheek with its redness

And the two arms that thrust with ashwood spears are bitter.

And arms adept in piercing with the lances, lances

لا يحضران امَرأ عندي بَمنقَصةٍ

لا يحضران امَرأ عندي بَمنقَصةٍ

ولا إذا جادَتِ الكَفّانِ كَفّاني

ولا إذا جادَتِ الكَفّانِ كَفّاني

They never mention a man disparagingly in my presence,

They do not attend upon me with any shortcoming

Nor do they restrain me when my two hands give freely.

Nor when hands are generous, my hands fail me

إذا نظرتُ إلى الضَّحّاكِ أضحكني

إذا نظرتُ إلى الضَّحّاكِ أضحكني

وإذا نظرْت إلى حَيّانَ حَيّاني

وإذا نظرْت إلى حَيّانَ حَيّاني

When I look at al-Dahhak, he makes me laugh,

When I look upon the laughing one, he makes me laugh

And when I look at Hayyan, he greets me.

And when I look upon the living one, he gives me life

وحاسِدٍ غرَّهُ بُعدي فأوَعَدَني

وحاسِدٍ غرَّهُ بُعدي فأوَعَدَني

ولو تقارَبَتِ الأرضانِ أرضاني

ولو تقارَبَتِ الأرضانِ أرضاني

And an envious man, deceived by my distance, threatened me;

And an envier whom my distance deluded, so he threatened me

And if the two lands drew near, he would appease me.

Even if the two lands were brought together, my two lands