فتنني أم خشف أودعت

فتنني أم خشف أودعت

من هواها في فؤادي أسهما

من هواها في فؤادي أسهما

A fawn's mother bewitched me; she lodged

The glance of Umm Khushayf has captivated me,

arrows of love for her in my heart.

And lodged arrows of love in my heart.

وظباء بحطيم مكة

وظباء بحطيم مكة

يستحلون به سفك الدما

يستحلون به سفك الدما

And gazelles at Mecca's Hatim

Like the gazelles of Mecca's valley,

deem it lawful there to shed blood.

Who freely shed blood there.

يرجع الصائد عنهم مخفقاً

يرجع الصائد عنهم مخفقاً

ويصيدون الحنيف المسلما

ويصيدون الحنيف المسلما

The hunter returns from them empty-handed,

The hunter returns from them defeated,

and they ensnare the upright Muslim.

While they hunt the gentle Muslim.

ليتهم إذ نصبوا اشراكهم

ليتهم إذ نصبوا اشراكهم

لقلوب الوفد صانوا الحرما

لقلوب الوفد صانوا الحرما

Would that, when they set their snares

If only, when they set up their idols,

for the pilgrims' hearts, they had respected the sanctuary.

They had guarded the sanctity of pilgrims' hearts.

ما عليهم لو أغاثوا صادياً

ما عليهم لو أغاثوا صادياً

فسقوه ريقة تشفي الظمال

فسقوه ريقة تشفي الظمال

What harm would it do them to relieve a thirsty man

It would not harm them, if they rescued a thirsty man,

and give him a drop of saliva that quenches thirst?

And gave him a sip to quench his thirst.

فله عن زمزمٍ مندوحة

فله عن زمزمٍ مندوحة

إن أباحوه الرضاب الشبما

إن أباحوه الرضاب الشبما

For he could do without Zamzam,

For he has access to Zamzam's water,

if they granted him their cool saliva.

If they allowed him to slake his thirst there.