وَإِنَّكِ إِن تَنزَح بِكِ الدَارُ آتِكُم

وَإِنَّكِ إِن تَنزَح بِكِ الدَارُ آتِكُم

وَشيكاً وَإِن يُصعِد بِكِ العيسُ أُصعِدِ

وَشيكاً وَإِن يُصعِد بِكِ العيسُ أُصعِدِ

And surely, if your dwelling carries you far away, I shall come to you all

If you move out of the house, I will come to you soon,

soon; and if the pale camels bear you up-country, I too go up-country.

And if fate takes you up high, I will climb up.

وَإِن غُرتِ غُرنا حَيثُ كُنتِ وَغُرتُمُ

وَإِن غُرتِ غُرنا حَيثُ كُنتِ وَغُرتُمُ

أَوَ انجَدتِ أَنجَدنا مَع المُتَنَجِّدِ

أَوَ انجَدتِ أَنجَدنا مَع المُتَنَجِّدِ

And if you go to the lowlands, we go there, wherever you are and you all descend;

If you are wronged, we will avenge you wherever you are wronged,

or if you go upland, we go upland with whoever heads there.

Or if you seek help, we will aid you like others seeking aid.

مَتى ما تَحُلِّي مِن ذُرى الأَرضِ تَلعَةً

مَتى ما تَحُلِّي مِن ذُرى الأَرضِ تَلعَةً

أَزُركِ وَيَكثُر حَيثُ كُنتِ تَرَدُّدي

أَزُركِ وَيَكثُر حَيثُ كُنتِ تَرَدُّدي

Whenever you settle in a ravine among the land's heights,

Whenever you wander the lands aimlessly,

I shall visit you, and wherever you are, my visits will be frequent.

I will help you and frequent wherever you frequent.

وَإِن كِدتُ شَوقاً موهِناً وَذَكَرتُها

وَإِن كِدتُ شَوقاً موهِناً وَذَكَرتُها

لأَرجِعَ بِالرَوحاءِ عَودي عَلى بَدي

لأَرجِعَ بِالرَوحاءِ عَودي عَلى بَدي

And indeed, from longing, late at night as I remembered her, I nearly

If I nearly die of ardent love and recollection of you

turned back at al-Rawha', retracing my steps.

My soul will return with the winds to my body.

وَقُلتُ لِعَيني قَد شَقيتُ بِذِكرِها

وَقُلتُ لِعَيني قَد شَقيتُ بِذِكرِها

فَجودي بِماءِ المُقلَتَينِ أَو اجمُدي

فَجودي بِماءِ المُقلَتَينِ أَو اجمُدي

And I said to my eye, 'I have indeed suffered from remembering her;

And I said to my eyes that have suffered from remembering her,

so pour forth the water of both eyes, or remain dry.'

"Flow with the waters of tears or be still."

أَجدكَ تَنسى أُمَّ عَمروٍ وَذِكرُها

أَجدكَ تَنسى أُمَّ عَمروٍ وَذِكرُها

شِعارُكَ دونَ الثَوبِ في كُلِّ مَرقَدِ

شِعارُكَ دونَ الثَوبِ في كُلِّ مَرقَدِ

Do you truly forget Umm Amr, when the memory of her

I find that you forget Umm 'Amr and the mention of her

is your undergarment beneath your robe in every bed?

Is your motto, more than clothes in every abode.

فَإِن تَتَّبِعها تُغضِ عَيناً عَلى القَذى

فَإِن تَتَّبِعها تُغضِ عَيناً عَلى القَذى

وَإِن تَجتَنِبها بَعد ما نِلتَ تَكمدِ

وَإِن تَجتَنِبها بَعد ما نِلتَ تَكمدِ

For if you pursue her, you shut an eye upon grit;

So if you follow her, you will shut an eye to motes,

and if you shun her after what you have gained, you pine away.

And if you avoid her after getting what you want, you will shrivel.