أَلا دِيارَ الحَيِّ بَينَ مُحَجَّرٍ

أَلا دِيارَ الحَيِّ بَينَ مُحَجَّرٍ

إِلَى جانِبِ القَمرى كَأَن لَم تَغَيَّرِ

إِلَى جانِبِ القَمرى كَأَن لَم تَغَيَّرِ

Ah, the tribe’s dwellings, between Muḥajjar

O dwellings of the living between enclosures,

And the side of al-Qamrā, as though unchanged.

Beside El-Kumeirah, as though they had not changed,

وَقَفتَ بِها لاَ أَنتَ قاضٍ لُبانَةً

وَقَفتَ بِها لاَ أَنتَ قاضٍ لُبانَةً

وَلا اليَأسُ يَشفِي حاجَةَ المُتَذَكِّرِ

وَلا اليَأسُ يَشفِي حاجَةَ المُتَذَكِّرِ

You stood there, satisfying no longing,

You halted in them not craving for Ubānah's judgement hall,

Nor does despair heal the need of one who remembers.

Nor does despair heal the recollection of the reminiscent one.

أَلا أَيُّها الباكِي عَلى ما يَعُولُهُ

أَلا أَيُّها الباكِي عَلى ما يَعُولُهُ

تَجَمَّل عَلى ما يُحدِثُ الدَهرُ وَاصِبِر

تَجَمَّل عَلى ما يُحدِثُ الدَهرُ وَاصِبِر

Ah, you who weep over what burdens you,

O you who weep over what can be relied on,

Bear with dignity what time brings, and be patient.

Be patient toward what time brings, and be graceful over it.

أَلَمَّ خَيالٌ مِن أُمَيمَةَ مُوهِناً

أَلَمَّ خَيالٌ مِن أُمَيمَةَ مُوهِناً

طُروقاً وأَصحابِي بِدارَةِ خَنزَرِ

طُروقاً وأَصحابِي بِدارَةِ خَنزَرِ

An apparition of Umaymah visited me late at night,

Did the apparition of Umm Aymam saddle us

Coming by night, while my companions were at Dārat Khanzar.

With humility while my companions are in Darat Kanzar?

إِذا انتَمَيا فَوقَ الفِراشِ عَلاَهُما

إِذا انتَمَيا فَوقَ الفِراشِ عَلاَهُما

تَضَوُّعُ رَيَّا رِيحِ مِسكٍ وَعَنبَرِ

تَضَوُّعُ رَيَّا رِيحِ مِسكٍ وَعَنبَرِ

When the two climbed onto the bed, above them rose

When they slumber above the bed, a scent of musk and ambergris

The wafting, sweet scent of musk and ambergris.

Envelops them.

فَإِن كُنتَ لاَ تَرضى بِما كانَ جائِياً

فَإِن كُنتَ لاَ تَرضى بِما كانَ جائِياً

فَإِن كانَ تَنكيِرٌ لَدَيكَ فأَنكِرِ

فَإِن كانَ تَنكيِرٌ لَدَيكَ فأَنكِرِ

So if you are not content with what has come,

So if you are not pleased with what has come to pass,

Then, if you have an objection, object.

And if denial is with you, then deny.