رَأَيتُكَ لا تَدومُ عَلى وِدادٍ

رَأَيتُكَ لا تَدومُ عَلى وِدادٍ

فَتَصرِمُ حَبلَ خِنٍ بَعدَ خِدنِ

فَتَصرِمُ حَبلَ خِنٍ بَعدَ خِدنِ

I have seen that you are not constant in affection,

I saw you never faithful in affection

So you sever the bond with friend after friend.

So you cut the rope of love after intimacy

تُجَدِّدُ صَبوَةً في كُلِّ يَومٍ

تُجَدِّدُ صَبوَةً في كُلِّ يَومٍ

وَتَسكَرُ سَكرَةً مِن كُلِّ دَنِّ

وَتَسكَرُ سَكرَةً مِن كُلِّ دَنِّ

You renew your infatuation every day,

You renew a passion every day

And grow drunk from every wine jar.

And get drunk with fervor from every coquette

أَقولُ الحَقَّ مالَكَ مِن صَديقٍ

أَقولُ الحَقَّ مالَكَ مِن صَديقٍ

فَلا تَعتُب عَلَيَّ وَلا تَلُمني

فَلا تَعتُب عَلَيَّ وَلا تَلُمني

I speak the truth: you have no friend,

I speak the truth; you have no loyal friend

So do not find fault with me, and do not blame me.

So do not blame me or find fault with me

وَكُنتُ أَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ لي حَبيبٌ

وَكُنتُ أَظُنُّ أَنَّكَ لي حَبيبٌ

وَقَد خَيَّبتَ بِالتَقبيحِ ظَنّي

وَقَد خَيَّبتَ بِالتَقبيحِ ظَنّي

And I thought you were my beloved,

I thought you were a lover to me

Yet by disparagement you have dashed my expectation.

But you have disappointed my hopes by your vileness

فَما اِستَحيَيتَ إِذ نَظَرَتكَ عَيني

فَما اِستَحيَيتَ إِذ نَظَرَتكَ عَيني

وَلا خَفَّضتَ إِذ سَمِعَتكَ أُذني

وَلا خَفَّضتَ إِذ سَمِعَتكَ أُذني

You felt no shame when my eye beheld you,

You felt no shame when my eyes looked at you

Nor did you lower your voice when my ear heard you.

Nor were abashed when my ears heard you

لَقَد نَقَلَ الوُشاةُ إِلَيكَ زوراً

لَقَد نَقَلَ الوُشاةُ إِلَيكَ زوراً

وَنالوا مِنكَ قَصدُهُم وَمِنّي

وَنالوا مِنكَ قَصدُهُم وَمِنّي

The slanderers have indeed brought you falsehood,

Indeed, the slanderers have falsely accused me to you

And got what they wanted from you and from me.

And got their purpose of you and of me

نَصَحتُكَ لَو صَحَوتَ قَبِلتَ نُصحي

نَصَحتُكَ لَو صَحَوتَ قَبِلتَ نُصحي

وَلَكِن أَنتَ في سُكرِ التَجَنّي

وَلَكِن أَنتَ في سُكرِ التَجَنّي

I advised you; had you sobered up, you would have accepted my advice.

I advised you; if you were sober, you would accept my advice

And yet you are drunk on groundless reproach.

But you are drunk with wilfulness

وَمَن سَمِعَ الغِناءَ بِغَيرِ قَلبٍ

وَمَن سَمِعَ الغِناءَ بِغَيرِ قَلبٍ

وَلَم يَطرَب فَلا يَلُمِ المُغَنّي

وَلَم يَطرَب فَلا يَلُمِ المُغَنّي

And whoever hears singing without a heart,

He who listens to singing without feeling

And feels no rapture, should not blame the singer.

Should not blame the singer