كُفّي مَلامَكِ فَالتَبرِيحُ يَكفِيني

كُفّي مَلامَكِ فَالتَبرِيحُ يَكفِيني

أَو جَرِّبِي بَعضَ ما أَلقى وَلُومِيني

أَو جَرِّبِي بَعضَ ما أَلقى وَلُومِيني

Cease your reproach; torment is enough for me.

Enough blaming me, for giving up is enough for me,

Or try some of what I endure, and blame me.

Or try some of what I face and blame me.

بِرَملِ يَبرِينَ أَصبَحتُم فَهَل عَلِمَت

بِرَملِ يَبرِينَ أَصبَحتُم فَهَل عَلِمَت

رِمالُ يَبرِينَ أَنَّ الشَوقَ يَبرِيني

رِمالُ يَبرِينَ أَنَّ الشَوقَ يَبرِيني

You now dwell in Yabrin's sands; have

Becoming sands that drift you still do not know,

the sands of Yabrin learned that longing wears me away?

That drifting sands, desire makes drift in me.

أَهوى الحِسانَ وَخَوفُ اللَهِ يَردَعُني

أَهوى الحِسانَ وَخَوفُ اللَهِ يَردَعُني

عَنِ الهَوى وَالعُيونُ النُجلُ تَغوِيني

عَنِ الهَوى وَالعُيونُ النُجلُ تَغوِيني

I love beautiful women, but fear of God restrains me

I love beauty, and fear of God holds me back,

from passion, while wide eyes entice me.

From passion, while charming eyes entice me.

ما بالُ أَسماءَ تُلوِيني مَواعِدَها

ما بالُ أَسماءَ تُلوِيني مَواعِدَها

أَكُلُّ ذاتِ جَمالٍ ذاتُ تَلوِينِ

أَكُلُّ ذاتِ جَمالٍ ذاتُ تَلوِينِ

What ails Asma, that she puts me off with her promises?

Why does Asma insist on delaying our trysts?

Is every beautiful woman fickle?

Each beauty with charm has one who charms.

كانَ الشَبابُ إِلى هِندٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي

كانَ الشَبابُ إِلى هِندٍ يُقَرِّبُنِي

وَشابَ رَأسِي فَصارَ اليَومَ يُقصِيني

وَشابَ رَأسِي فَصارَ اليَومَ يُقصِيني

Youth used to bring me close to Hind;

Youth used to bring me closer to India,

but my head has grayed, and now it keeps me away.

But has now made my hair gray, distancing me.

يا هِندُ إِنَّ سَوادَ الرَأسِ يَصلُحُ لِلد

يا هِندُ إِنَّ سَوادَ الرَأسِ يَصلُحُ لِلد

دُنيا وَإِنَّ بَياضَ الرَأسِ لِلدِينِ

دُنيا وَإِنَّ بَياضَ الرَأسِ لِلدِينِ

O Hind, black hair is suited to the

O India, gray hair suits worldly life,

world, and white hair to religion.

While white hair suits religion.

لَستُ امرَأً غِيبَةُ الأَحرارِ مِن شِيَمي

لَستُ امرَأً غِيبَةُ الأَحرارِ مِن شِيَمي

وَلا النَميمَةُ مِن طَبعِي وَلا دِيني

وَلا النَميمَةُ مِن طَبعِي وَلا دِيني

I am not a man given to backbiting the noble,

I am not one whose practice is to backbite the noble,

nor is tale-bearing in my nature or my creed.

Nor tale bearing my nature or faith.

دَعني وَحِيداً أُعانِي العَيشَ مُنفَرِداً

دَعني وَحِيداً أُعانِي العَيشَ مُنفَرِداً

فَبَعضُ مَعرِفَتي بِالناسِ يَكفِيني

فَبَعضُ مَعرِفَتي بِالناسِ يَكفِيني

Leave me alone to struggle with life in solitude,

Leave me be, suffering life alone,

for part of what I know of people is enough for me.

For some knowing people is enough for me.

ما ضَرَّنِي وَدِفاعُ اللَهِ يَعصِمُني

ما ضَرَّنِي وَدِفاعُ اللَهِ يَعصِمُني

مَن باتَ يَهدِمُني فَاللَهُ يَبنيني

مَن باتَ يَهدِمُني فَاللَهُ يَبنيني

No harm has come to me—God's defense shields me—from

Those who seek to destroy me by night do not harm me,

one who spends the night tearing me down, for God builds me up.

For God protects and builds me.

وَما أُبالِي وَصَرفُ الدَهرِ يُسخِطُني

وَما أُبالِي وَصَرفُ الدَهرِ يُسخِطُني

وَسَيبُ نُعماكَ إِنَّ السَيلَ يُرضِيني

وَسَيبُ نُعماكَ إِنَّ السَيلَ يُرضِيني

And I do not care, though the turns of time displease me;

I care not that time's caprice angers me,

and the outpouring of your bounty—indeed, that flood pleases me.

For your blessings' flow satisfies me.

أَبا سَلامَةَ عِش وَاسلَم حَلِيفَ عُلاً

أَبا سَلامَةَ عِش وَاسلَم حَلِيفَ عُلاً

وَسُؤددٍ بِشُعاعِ النَجمِ مَقرُونِ

وَسُؤددٍ بِشُعاعِ النَجمِ مَقرُونِ

Abu Salama, live and remain safe, ally of lofty glory

Abu Salama lives on, so make peace and be protected,

and nobility linked to the star's radiance.

With the star's ray, aligned.

أَشقى عِداكُم وَأَهوى أَن أَدِينَ لَكُم

أَشقى عِداكُم وَأَهوى أَن أَدِينَ لَكُم

وَلِلعِدى دِينُهُم فِيكُم وَلِي دِيني

وَلِلعِدى دِينُهُم فِيكُم وَلِي دِيني

May your enemies be made wretched; I long to pledge allegiance to you.

I suffer without you and love to owe you allegiance,

And your foes have their creed concerning you, and I have mine.

While they owe allegiance to their faith, and I to mine.