كأنني يوم بان الحي عن إضمٍ

كأنني يوم بان الحي عن إضمٍ

والقلب من سطوات البين مذعور

والقلب من سطوات البين مذعور

On the day the clan departed from Iḍam, I was like—

As if I were on the day the neighbor parted from an abode

my heart terrified by separation’s assaults—

And the heart was alarmed by the severities of separation

ورقاء ظلت لفقد الألف ساجعةً

ورقاء ظلت لفقد الألف ساجعةً

تبكي عليه اشتياقاً وهو مأسور

تبكي عليه اشتياقاً وهو مأسور

a gray dove that kept cooing at the loss of her mate,

Ruka'a remained lamenting the loss of a friend

weeping for him in longing, while he was captive.

Weeping for him longingly while he was imprisoned

يا جيرة الحي هل من عودة فعسى

يا جيرة الحي هل من عودة فعسى

يفيق من نشوات الشوق مخمور

يفيق من نشوات الشوق مخمور

O neighbors of the clan, is there any return? Perhaps then

O neighbor of the abode, is there any return so mayhap

one drunk on longing may awaken from its raptures.

He will awaken from the slumbers of ardent longing drunk

اذا طفرتُ من الدنيا بقربكمُ

اذا طفرتُ من الدنيا بقربكمُ

فكل ذنب جناه الدهر مغفور

فكل ذنب جناه الدهر مغفور

If I leap from this world through nearness to you,

If I depart from this life in your vicinity

then every wrong committed by Time is forgiven.

Then every sin the days have brought is forgiven