غَادَرَنِي بِغَدْرِهِ

غَادَرَنِي بِغَدْرِهِ

على هَجِير هَجْرِهِ

على هَجِير هَجْرِهِ

He abandoned me through his treachery,

He betrayed me with his treachery

In the scorching heat of his desertion.

In the bitterness of his estrangement

غَنِيَّ حُسْنٍ ما رَثَى

غَنِيَّ حُسْنٍ ما رَثَى

لِذي الهَوى وَفَقْرِهِ

لِذي الهَوى وَفَقْرِهِ

Rich in beauty, he showed no pity

A rich beauty he didn't mourn

For the lover and his poverty.

For the passionate lover and his poverty

صَبٌّ كَئيبٌ بَحْرُهُ

صَبٌّ كَئيبٌ بَحْرُهُ

مِنْ ثَغْرِهِ ونَحْرِهِ

مِنْ ثَغْرِهِ ونَحْرِهِ

A sorrowful lover—his sea

A gloomy sea his separation

Comes from his mouth and breast.

From his mouth and throat

غَدا وَحَظُّ شِعْرِهِ

غَدا وَحَظُّ شِعْرِهِ

فِيهِ كَلَونِ شَعْرِهِ

فِيهِ كَلَونِ شَعْرِهِ

He came to this: the fortune of his verse

He went away while the hair of his beloved

With him was like the color of his hair.

Matched the color of his own hair

أَفنى هَواهُ صَبْرَهُ

أَفنى هَواهُ صَبْرَهُ

لَمَّا نَأى بِصَدْرِهِ

لَمَّا نَأى بِصَدْرِهِ

Love for him consumed his patience

His passion destroyed his patience

When he turned his breast away.

When he turned away with his chest

فَلَمْ يُحرّكْ في الهَوَى

فَلَمْ يُحرّكْ في الهَوَى

لِسانَهُ بِذكْرِهِ

لِسانَهُ بِذكْرِهِ

So, in love, he did not move

He didn't move his tongue in love

His tongue to mention him.

To mention him

كَيْفَ يَذُوقُ عاشِقٌ

كَيْفَ يَذُوقُ عاشِقٌ

حَلَاوَةً في صَبْرِهِ

حَلَاوَةً في صَبْرِهِ

How can a lover taste

How can a lover taste

Sweetness in his patience?

Sweetness in his patience?

أَفْدِيهِ مِنْ غُصْنِ نَقاً

أَفْدِيهِ مِنْ غُصْنِ نَقاً

غَضِّ القوامِ نَضْرِهِ

غَضِّ القوامِ نَضْرِهِ

I would ransom him—a bough upon a dune,

I'd sacrifice him for a soft branch

Tender and fresh of stature.

Of tender stature and fresh blossoms

يَميسُ في مُلوَّنٍ

يَميسُ في مُلوَّنٍ

مُبْتَسِماً عَنْ ثَغْرِهِ

مُبْتَسِماً عَنْ ثَغْرِهِ

He sways in colorful attire,

Strolling in colorful attire

Smiling, revealing his teeth.

Smiling from his mouth

فاعَجَبْ لِنَوْر زَهْرِهِ

فاعَجَبْ لِنَوْر زَهْرِهِ

وَاعْجَبْ لِنُورِ زُهْرِهِ

وَاعْجَبْ لِنُورِ زُهْرِهِ

So marvel at the bloom of his flowers,

Marvel at the light of his flower

And marvel at the light of his stars.

And marvel at the light of his blossoms

يا عاشِقونَ حَاذِروا

يا عاشِقونَ حَاذِروا

مِنْ غَدْرِهِ ومَكْرِهِ

مِنْ غَدْرِهِ ومَكْرِهِ

O lovers, beware

O lovers, beware

Of his treachery and his cunning,

Of his betrayal and cunning

وَطَرْفِهِ السَّاحِرِ مُذْ

وَطَرْفِهِ السَّاحِرِ مُذْ

شَكَكْتُمُ في أَمْرِهِ

شَكَكْتُمُ في أَمْرِهِ

And his bewitching gaze, since

And his enchanting glance since

You have doubted his intentions.

You doubted his matter

يُريدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ

يُريدُ أَنْ يُخْرِجَكُمْ

مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسحْرِهِ

مِنْ أَرْضِكُمْ بِسحْرِهِ

He wants to drive you out

He wants to drive you out

Of your land with his magic.

From your land with his sorcery