أعائدٌ ليَ أيامٌ نعِمتُ بها

أعائدٌ ليَ أيامٌ نعِمتُ بها

بالرقمتينِ وأهلُ البانِ ما بانوا

بالرقمتينِ وأهلُ البانِ ما بانوا

Will the days in which I lived in bliss return to me,

I yearn for days when I enjoyed

At al-Raqmatayn, while the people of the bān-trees had not departed?

My two friends, though others were obscure

أيامَ كنا وكانَ الربعُ يجمعُنا

أيامَ كنا وكانَ الربعُ يجمعُنا

ولم نقل اِننا كنّا ولا كانوا

ولم نقل اِننا كنّا ولا كانوا

Days when we were together and the dwelling gathered us,

Days when we four would gather

And we never said, “We once were,” or “They once were,”

Without claims of "we" or "they"

في لذةٍ مِن وصالٍ لا يُنغَّصُه

في لذةٍ مِن وصالٍ لا يُنغَّصُه

بينٌ ولا كاشحٌ يُغريهِ شنآنُ

بينٌ ولا كاشحٌ يُغريهِ شنآنُ

In the delight of a union unspoiled

In the bliss of an undisturbed union

By parting or a spiteful foe spurred on by hatred.

No slanderer to arouse our scorn

فهل معيدٌ لنا أيامَهنَّ كما

فهل معيدٌ لنا أيامَهنَّ كما

كنّا على الجِزعِ لا خُنّا ولا خانوا

كنّا على الجِزعِ لا خُنّا ولا خانوا

Will anyone, then, restore our days with them, as

Can anyone restore those days to me

We were by the valley bend, neither we nor they unfaithful?

As we were, true, never to betray

لا خيرَ في كاشحٍ يسعى ليمنعَني

لا خيرَ في كاشحٍ يسعى ليمنعَني

فرباً نعمتُ به والوقتُ جَذْلانُ

فرباً نعمتُ به والوقتُ جَذْلانُ

There is no good in a spiteful foe striving to deny me

No good is found in those who scheme

The closeness [reading uncertain] I enjoyed, while time itself was joyous.

To deny me what I treasured most

قطعتُ أطيبَهُ بالرقمتينِ ولي

قطعتُ أطيبَهُ بالرقمتينِ ولي

في الربعِ والغيدِ أوطارٌ وأوطانُ

في الربعِ والغيدِ أوطارٌ وأوطانُ

I spent its sweetest part at al-Raqmatayn, and I had

I left the best of all behind

In the dwelling and among the graceful women, desires and homes.

In that land, those camps and homes