لَقَد نادى الغُرابُ بِبَينِ لُبنى

لَقَد نادى الغُرابُ بِبَينِ لُبنى

فَطارَ القَلبُ مِن حَذَرِ الغُرابِ

فَطارَ القَلبُ مِن حَذَرِ الغُرابِ

The crow has indeed proclaimed parting from Lubna,

The raven did call of the parting with Lubna

and my heart took flight for fear of the crow.

So the heart took flight, fearing the raven

وَقالَ غَداً تَباعَدُ دارُ لُبنى

وَقالَ غَداً تَباعَدُ دارُ لُبنى

وَتَنأى بَعدَ وُدٍّ وَاِقتِرابِ

وَتَنأى بَعدَ وُدٍّ وَاِقتِرابِ

It said, “Tomorrow Lubna’s home will grow distant,

And said tomorrow Lubna's home grows distant

and be far away after affection and closeness.”

And retreats beyond love and closeness

فَقُلتُ تَعِستَ وَيحُكَ مِن غُرابٍ

فَقُلتُ تَعِستَ وَيحُكَ مِن غُرابٍ

وَكانَ الدَهرَ سَعيُكَ في تَبابِ

وَكانَ الدَهرَ سَعيُكَ في تَبابِ

So I said, “May you come to grief—woe to you, crow!

So I said, woe to you, cursed raven

And may your striving be forever in ruin!

For striving to sow confusion

لَقَد أولِعتَ لا لاقَيتَ خَيراً

لَقَد أولِعتَ لا لاقَيتَ خَيراً

بِتَفريقِ المُحِبِّ عَنِ الحُبابِ

بِتَفريقِ المُحِبِّ عَنِ الحُبابِ

You are indeed obsessed—may you never meet with good—

You're bent on evil, you'll see no good

with separating the lover from those he loves.”

From parting the lover from the beloved