أَحبابَنا بِلِوَى تَهامَة ما لَكُم

أَحبابَنا بِلِوَى تَهامَة ما لَكُم

لا تَسلُكونَ طَرائَق الإنصافِ

لا تَسلُكونَ طَرائَق الإنصافِ

O our beloveds at the sandy bend of Tihāmah, why

Our friends in Liwa desert, what's wrong with you all

Do you not follow the paths of fairness?

You don't follow the ways of fairness

مِلتُم عَلَيَّ بِهَجرِكُم وَلَطالَما

مِلتُم عَلَيَّ بِهَجرِكُم وَلَطالَما

أَسرَفتُم بِالوَصلِ في إِسعافي

أَسرَفتُم بِالوَصلِ في إِسعافي

You turned against me by forsaking me, though so often

You are tired of me because of your estrangement, though

You were lavish in bringing me relief through union.

You have been excessive in aiding me before

أَينَ المَواثِقُ حَيثُ رَبعُ أُهَيلِها

أَينَ المَواثِقُ حَيثُ رَبعُ أُهَيلِها

رَحبُ الجَوانِبِ طَيِّبَ الأَكنافِ

رَحبُ الجَوانِبِ طَيِّبَ الأَكنافِ

Where are the pledges, where their dear folk's dwelling

Where are the pacts made where tents of her people spread

Is spacious on all sides, pleasant in its surroundings?

With vast sides and good shelters

أَنا مَن أَطاعَكُم وَخالَفَ فيكُم ال

أَنا مَن أَطاعَكُم وَخالَفَ فيكُم ال

لاحي وَحَسبي طاعَتي وَخِلافي

لاحي وَحَسبي طاعَتي وَخِلافي

I am the one who obeyed you and, for your sake, defied the

I am the one who obeyed you and opposed the one who

Reproacher; and my obedience and defiance suffice me.

Disobeyed you; my state and pedigree are in my obedience and opposition