وَهَل داعٍ فَيُسمَعَ عَبدَ عَمروٍ

وَهَل داعٍ فَيُسمَعَ عَبدَ عَمروٍ

لِأَخرى الخَيلِ تَصرَعُها الرِماحُ

لِأَخرى الخَيلِ تَصرَعُها الرِماحُ

Is there a caller who might summon ʿAbd ʿAmr

Is there any friend whose prayer is heard for the slave of Amr

to the rear of the cavalry, which the spears are felling?

For another cavalry whose spears make them fall

فَلا وَأَبيكَ لا أَنسى خَليلي

فَلا وَأَبيكَ لا أَنسى خَليلي

بِبَدوَةَ ما تَحَرَّكَتِ الرِياحُ

بِبَدوَةَ ما تَحَرَّكَتِ الرِياحُ

No—by your father, I shall not forget my dear friend

No, by your father, I do not forget my friend

at Badwah, as long as the winds stir.

In the desert, no matter how much the winds blow

وَكُنتَ صَفِيَّ نَفسي دونَ قَومي

وَكُنتَ صَفِيَّ نَفسي دونَ قَومي

وَوُدِّيَ دونَ حامِلَةِ السِلاحِ

وَوُدِّيَ دونَ حامِلَةِ السِلاحِ

And you were my soul’s chosen companion above my people,

You were the choice of my soul over my people

and my beloved above those who bear arms.

And my love over the bearer of weapons