غَدا بالثَّغْر لي ثغرٌ شَتيتُ

غَدا بالثَّغْر لي ثغرٌ شَتيتُ

فثَغْرى عنهما ناءٍ شَتيتُ

فثَغْرى عنهما ناءٍ شَتيتُ

At the seaport, a mouth with parted teeth has become mine;

Tomorrow my mouth will bear two mouths,

So my own mouth is far from both, estranged.

And my mouth will be torn away from them both in sorrow.

رَشْتُ به ثَنايا في ثَنايا

رَشْتُ به ثَنايا في ثَنايا

كأن المِسْك بينهما فَتيت

كأن المِسْك بينهما فَتيت

[Unclear verb] there, incisors amid mountain passes,

With it I grazed upon cheeks amidst cheeks,

As though musk lay crumbled between the two.

As if musk permeated between them.

أَقاحِي هذه كأقاحِي هَذِي

أَقاحِي هذه كأقاحِي هَذِي

ينوحُ حمامُها لي كيف شِيتُ

ينوحُ حمامُها لي كيف شِيتُ

This one's daisies are like the other's daisies;

These bruises are like those bruises,

Its doves lament for me however I wish.

Their doves mourn for me however I wish.

أطالَ عليهما لومي عذولٌ

أطالَ عليهما لومي عذولٌ

خَليٌّ لا يَبيتُ كما أَبِيتُ

خَليٌّ لا يَبيتُ كما أَبِيتُ

A fault-finder has long reproached me over both,

Reproach prolonged upon them, a night companion

Carefree, he does not spend the night as I do.

Who does not spend the night as I spend it.

غِنايَ لدى سِوى مَغْناي فقرٌ

غِنايَ لدى سِوى مَغْناي فقرٌ

ولو أنّي غَنيتُ به فَنيت

ولو أنّي غَنيتُ به فَنيت

Away from my dwelling, my wealth is poverty;

My singing voice next to those other than my singing voice is destitution,

And even if I grew wealthy there, I would perish.

And had I become wealthy through it, I would have perished.

ولي أملٌ طويلٌ ليس يَفْنَى

ولي أملٌ طويلٌ ليس يَفْنَى

ولولا ما أُؤمله فَنيت

ولولا ما أُؤمله فَنيت

And I have a lasting hope that does not perish;

And I have a long hope that does not fade away,

And were it not for what I hope for, I would perish.

And were it not for what I hope for, I would have perished.