أأهلO people of الحبlove هلdo you? لكمfor you دواءa remedy
أأهل الحب هل لكم دواء
بهwith it أسلوI forget my love ونجبand the noble camels الحبof love تحدare driven on
به أسلو ونجب الحب تحد
O people of love, have you a remedy
O people of love, is there a cure
With which I may forget, while love’s noble camels are driven on?
By which I can avoid love's troubles?
فمهماfor however much أنسI forget منزلthe dwelling of آلthe kin of ميMayy
فمهما أنس منزل آل مي
تذكرنيremind me منازلthe dwellings of آلthe kin of دعدDaʿd
تذكرني منازل آل دعد
For however much I forget the dwelling of Mayy’s kin,
No matter how I forget the abodes of Banu Mayya,
The dwellings of Daʿd’s kin remind me.
The abodes of Banu Da'ad remind me of them.
ومهماand however much أنسI forget منزلthe dwelling of آلthe kin of دعدDaʿd
ومهما أنس منزل آل دعد
تذكرنيremind me منازلthe dwellings of أمmother of سعدSaʿd
تذكرني منازل أم سعد
And however much I forget the dwelling of Daʿd’s kin,
And no matter how I forget the abodes of Banu Da'ad,
The dwellings of Umm Saʿd remind me.
The abodes of Umm Sa'd remind me of them.
فأينso where سلامتيmy safety منfrom تيthis one (feminine) وهاتيand this one (feminine)
فأين سلامتي من تي وهاتي
ومنand from هاتيكthat one (feminine) فيin قربnearness وبعدand distance
ومن هاتيك في قرب وبعد
So where is my safety from this one and this one,
So where is my peace from this one and that one,
And from that one, whether near or far?
And from those two, whether near or far?
نعمyes إنيindeed I ميادينthe arenas of الهوىpassion ليfor me
نعم إني ميادين الهوى لي
بهاwithin them تانيسsolace مشغوفone enamored بهندof Hind
بها تانيس مشغوف بهند
Yes, indeed, the arenas of passion hold for me
Yes, I am obsessed with the arenas of love,
Within them the solace of one enamored of Hind.
Where I am besotted like an Indian.