يا لَلرِّجالِ لِوَجدِكَ المُتَجَدِّدِ

يا لَلرِّجالِ لِوَجدِكَ المُتَجَدِّدِ

وَلما تؤَمِّلُ مِن عَقيلَةَ في غَدِ

وَلما تؤَمِّلُ مِن عَقيلَةَ في غَدِ

Men to the rescue, for your ever-renewed anguish,

O you whose youth is ever renewed

And for what you hope for from Aqilah tomorrow!

And who awaits tomorrow full of hope

تَرجو مَواعِدَ بَعثُ آدَمَ دونَها

تَرجو مَواعِدَ بَعثُ آدَمَ دونَها

كانَت خَبالاً لِلفُؤادِ المُقصَدِ

كانَت خَبالاً لِلفُؤادِ المُقصَدِ

You hope for promises—Adam's resurrection is nearer than their fulfillment—

You wish for a resurrection without equal

That have brought ruin to the stricken heart.

That would revive the heart's intent

هَل تَذكُرينَ عَقيلُ أَو أَنساكِهِ

هَل تَذكُرينَ عَقيلُ أَو أَنساكِهِ

بَعدي تَقَلُّبُ ذا الزَمانِ المُفسِدِ

بَعدي تَقَلُّبُ ذا الزَمانِ المُفسِدِ

Do you remember, Aqil, or have you been made to forget it,

Do you remember me, O Aqil, or have you forgotten

Since my departure, by the turns of this corrupting age—

Me, after the turmoil of these corrupting times?

يَومي وَيَومَكِ بِالعَقيقِ إِذِ الهَوى

يَومي وَيَومَكِ بِالعَقيقِ إِذِ الهَوى

مِنّا جَميعُ الشَملِ لَم يَتَبَدَّدِ

مِنّا جَميعُ الشَملِ لَم يَتَبَدَّدِ

My day and yours at al-Aqiq, when love

The day we pledged our love at Al-Aqiq

Was whole between us, its bonds unscattered?

When we were united, never to be parted

لي لَيلَتانِ فَلَيلَةٌ مَعسولَةٌ

لي لَيلَتانِ فَلَيلَةٌ مَعسولَةٌ

أَلقى الحَبيبَ بِها بِنَجمِ الأَسعُدِ

أَلقى الحَبيبَ بِها بِنَجمِ الأَسعُدِ

I have two nights: one is honey-sweet,

I have two nights: one sweet night

In which I meet the beloved under the star of good fortune;

When I met my beloved under the luckiest star

وَمُريحَةٌ هَمّي عَلىَّ كَأَنَّني

وَمُريحَةٌ هَمّي عَلىَّ كَأَنَّني

حَتّى الصَباحِ مُعَلَّقٌ بِالفَرقَدِ

حَتّى الصَباحِ مُعَلَّقٌ بِالفَرقَدِ

And one that brings my cares back upon me, as though I

And a night of rest for my worries

Were suspended from al-Farqad until morning.

As if, until dawn, I clung to the saddlebags