دَع جُفوني والأَدمُعَ الُمستَهِلَّه

دَع جُفوني والأَدمُعَ الُمستَهِلَّه

خلفَ تلكَ الرَّكائبِ الُمستَقلَّه

خلفَ تلكَ الرَّكائبِ الُمستَقلَّه

Leave my eyelids and the streaming tears

Leave my eyelids and the spilled tears

behind those departing camel mounts.

Behind those independent litters

واطلُبِ الصَّبر من سوايَ فصبري

واطلُبِ الصَّبر من سوايَ فصبري

كلهُ في خُدورِ تلكَ الأكلَّه

كلهُ في خُدورِ تلكَ الأكلَّه

And seek patience from someone other than me, for my patience

And seek patience from others, for my patience

is wholly in the secluded chambers of those canopies.

Is all in the guts of that eater

لا تَجُز بالَمطِيِّ يا سائِقَ العِي

لا تَجُز بالَمطِيِّ يا سائِقَ العِي

سِ خيامَ الِحمَى سَأَلتكَ بالله

سِ خيامَ الِحمَى سَأَلتكَ بالله

Do not drive the mounts, O driver of the pale

Do not pass with the camel, O driver of the camel

camels, past the sanctuary's tents—I implore you by God.

The tents of fever, I asked you by Allah

وترفَّق بها فَفي حِلَّة القَو

وترفَّق بها فَفي حِلَّة القَو

مِ رَشاً لابِسٌ منَ الحُسنِ حُلَّه

مِ رَشاً لابِسٌ منَ الحُسنِ حُلَّه

And be gentle with them, for in the encampment of the

And be gentle with it, for in the fine dress

people is a young gazelle, clad in a robe of beauty.

A young gazelle wearing beauty's dress

ذُو دَلالِ عليهِ من وجنتيهِ

ذُو دَلالِ عليهِ من وجنتيهِ

لي بقتلي شواهدٌ وأدِلَّه

لي بقتلي شواهدٌ وأدِلَّه

Full of coquetry—against him, from his two cheeks,

With coquetry in its cheeks as evidence for me

I have witnesses and proofs that he has slain me.

That I killed it, apparent proofs

كلما ملَّني جَعلتُ هواهُ

كلما ملَّني جَعلتُ هواهُ

لِيَ دونَ الأَنامِ دِيناً ومَلَّة

لِيَ دونَ الأَنامِ دِيناً ومَلَّة

Whenever he tired of me, I made loving him

Whenever its love wearied me, I made its love

a religion and creed for myself alone among mankind.

A religion and creed, exclusively for me

ضاعَ في حُبِّه جميعُ زماني

ضاعَ في حُبِّه جميعُ زماني

في عَساهُ وليتهُ ولعلَّه

في عَساهُ وليتهُ ولعلَّه

All my time was wasted in loving him,

All my time was lost in its love

in 'perhaps he will,' 'if only he would,' and 'maybe he will.'

In "perhaps", "if only" and "maybe"

لا تزدني في حُبِّهِ يا عذولي

لا تزدني في حُبِّهِ يا عذولي

خلِّ النُّصحَ ما أَنا قابِلٌ له

خلِّ النُّصحَ ما أَنا قابِلٌ له

Do not deepen my love for him, O my reproacher;

Do not increase me, O reproacher, in its love

leave counsel aside; I will not accept it.

Keep advice, I am not receptive to it

ففُؤادي دامٍ وَدَمعِي هامٍ

ففُؤادي دامٍ وَدَمعِي هامٍ

وَسَقامي نَام وقَلبي مُوَلَّه

وَسَقامي نَام وقَلبي مُوَلَّه

For my heart is bleeding, and my tears are flowing,

For my heart is sick and my tears confused

and my sickness is growing, and my heart is distraught with love.

And my illness is dormant and my heart infatuated