أَزورُهاI visit her أَيَّany وَقتٍtime لمdid not أُبالِcare بِماabout what
أَزورُها أَيَّ وَقتٍ لم أُبالِ بِما
أَلقاهُI encounter it مِنfrom قَومِهاher people الآسادِthe lions فيin الجبلِthe mountain
أَلقاهُ مِن قَومِها الآسادِ في الجبلِ
I visit her at any hour, heedless of what
I visit her whenever, heedless of what
I face from her people, the lions on the mountain:
Her people cast at me from the mountain crags—
مِنfrom ضَربِstriking سَيفٍa sword وَمِنand from رَميshooting السّهامِthe arrows ومِنْand from
مِن ضَربِ سَيفٍ وَمِن رَمي السّهامِ ومِنْ
طَعنِthrusting الرِّماحِthe spears مِنَof العَسَّالَةthe quivering ones الذّبُلِthe slender ones
طَعنِ الرِّماحِ مِنَ العَسَّالَة الذّبُلِ
Sword blows, arrows shot, and
The strife of swords, the arrows and the spears
Thrusts of quivering, slender spears.
Of her irascible clansmen hurling death.
لاdo not تعتبونيreproach me إِذاif أَلقَيتI cast فيinto تَلفٍruin
لا تعتبوني إِذا أَلقَيت في تَلفٍ
نَفسيmyself فَإِنّيfor I قَصيرُshort العُمرthe lifespan والأجَلِand the allotted term
نَفسي فَإِنّي قَصيرُ العُمر والأجَلِ
Do not reproach me if I cast into ruin
Reproach me not should I be found a corpse
Myself, for my life and allotted span are short.
In the ravine, for life to me is brief.
فَمَنso who رَأىhas seen عاشِقاًa lover بالحبِّof love ماتَdied بِلاwithout
فَمَن رَأى عاشِقاً بالحبِّ ماتَ بِلا
قَتلِslaying الهَوىpassion أَوor بِغَيرِwithout السّيفِthe sword وَالأسَلِand the spears
قَتلِ الهَوى أَو بِغَيرِ السّيفِ وَالأسَلِ
So who has seen a lover die of love without
Did ever one who perished for his love
Being slain by passion, or without sword and spears?
Die save by passion and the sword's sharp edge?