يَقَرُّdelights بعينيto my eyes أنto أرىI see نوءrainfall مزنةٍa rain cloud
يَقَرُّ بعيني أن أرى نوء مزنةٍ
يمانيةfrom Yemen أوor أنthat تَهبblows جَنوبُthe south wind
يمانية أو أن تَهب جَنوبُ
It gladdens my eyes to see rain from a cloud
My eyes find joy in seeing the fires of Muznah,
From Yemen, or to have the south wind blow.
Yemeni, or in the southern winds blowing.
لقدindeed شغفتنيshe enthralled me أمUmm (mother of) بكرٍBakr وبَغَّضَتand she made hateful
لقد شغفتني أم بكرٍ وبَغَّضَت
إليto me نساءwomen مالهنthey have no ذنوبfaults
إلي نساء مالهن ذنوب
Umm Bakr has indeed captured my heart and made hateful
I was enamored with Umm Bakr but I hated
To me women who have done no wrong.
women who had no faults.
أراكI see you منof الضربthe kind الذيthat يجمعgathers الهوىlove
أراك من الضرب الذي يجمع الهوى
ودونَكand beneath you نسوانwomen لهنthey have ضروبُvarious kinds
ودونَك نسوان لهن ضروبُ
I see you as the kind that gathers love to itself,
I see you are of the kind who brings love together
And beneath you are women of various kinds.
and below you are women of all stripes.
وقدand indeed كنتُI was قبلbefore اليومtoday أحسبُI think أننيthat I
وقد كنتُ قبل اليوم أحسبُ أنني
ذلولٌtamed بأيامby the days of الفراقparting أديبُwell schooled
ذلولٌ بأيام الفراق أديبُ
And before today I had indeed thought myself
Before today I thought that I
Tamed by the days of parting, well schooled.
was tame during the days of separation, gentle.