1. من كثر ما في ضامري نيراني

    فاض الدَمع من مُقلَتي غُدران

    From the many fires within my heart,

    Tears overflowed from my eye in pools.

  2. فاض الدَمع مِن فُوق صَحن الخدي

    حيلي انهدي وَحالتي عدماني

    Tears overflowed across the surface of my cheek.

    My strength gave way, and my condition is wretched.

  3. عدمان حيلى يا رفاقه شيلي

    سَهران ليلي ارقب الميزان

    My strength is gone; companions, carry me.

    Sleepless through my night, I watch the Scales.

  4. سَهران طُول الليل زادي عايف

    وَالقَلب من جور اللَيل خايف

    Sleepless all night, I turn away from my food.

    And my heart fears the night's cruelty.

  5. لا شَك إِني عَلى فراقك تالف

    ودي أودعكم بِلَفظ لِساني

    No doubt I am wasting away from parting with you.

    I wish to bid you farewell with my own tongue.

  6. وَدعك وَالفظ كَلام فراقي

    وَالدَمع جَرح وَجنَتي وَمواقي

    I bid you farewell and utter words of my parting.

    And tears have wounded my cheek and the corners of my eyes.

  7. يا حلو تَراني عاعهدك باقي

    من هُون تيذوب الحَصا الصماني

    Sweet one, you see, I remain true to my pledge to you,

    From now until the hard pebbles melt.

  8. من هون تيشيب الغراب الأَسود

    مِن بَعدكم لا لبس أَنا مسح أَسود

    From now until the black crow turns gray.

    After you leave, I shall wear black sackcloth.

  9. خيوب عا يوم الفراق الأَسود

    تاري الدَهر غَدار بالإِنساني

    Woe to the black day of parting!

    Time, it turns out, is treacherous to humankind.

  10. تاري الدَهر غدار ما هو باجي

    وَشاهد الخلان بِالأَوطان

    Time, it turns out, is treacherous; it does not last [uncertain reading].

    And see dear friends in their homelands.

  11. يا هل تَرى من عقب هذا باجي

    وَشاهد الخلان بالأَوطان

    I wonder: after this, will I return,

    And see dear friends in their homelands.

  12. اشاهدو وقبلو في عينو

    عَلى الفراق الولف اللّه يعينو

    See him and kiss him on his eye.

    At parting, may God help the beloved.

  13. شبهته ريم العلا بعينوذ

    ومنين للريم الحلق وَالماني

    I likened his eye to that of a gazelle of the heights.

    And where would a gazelle get earrings and [unclear word]?

  14. وَمنين المريم الحلق وَالعقدي

    وَمنين الو طول الغضي الوندي

    And where would the gazelle [unclear form] get earrings and a necklace?

    And where would it get the stature of the dewy ghada tree [uncertain wording]?

  15. وَمنين إلو ورد احمرار الخدي

    بس ان شبهت العيون قراني

    And where would it get the rose-red blush of the cheek?

    I only compared the eyes [final word unclear].

  16. بس إِن شبهت العُيون عنونو

    وَخدو كَالتُفاح أَحمر لونو

    I compared only the eyes to his eyes.

    And his cheek is like an apple, red in hue.

  17. أَربَع غَواسق حادرة عمتونو

    مثل الشَيطان مغرقة بدهان

    Four dark braids descend upon his shoulders.

    Like the Devil, drenched in oil.

  18. مثل الشطان مجد له من راسو

    مِن فوقهم زان الذهب لباسو

    Like cords, braided for him from his head.

    Above them, gold adorned his attire.

  19. وَجبين يشبه للهلال قياسو

    كل من نظرها بارك الرَحماني

    And a brow whose shape resembles the crescent moon.

    Everyone who saw her praised the All-Merciful.

  20. كُل من نظرها قال هل هلالك

    وَكذيلتو ريش الظَليم الحالك

    Everyone who saw her said, 'Your crescent has risen!'

    And his forelock is the pitch-black male ostrich's feathers.

  21. لو هو بدور الشافعي وَالمالك

    فات الصَلا وَالدين وَالإِيماني

    Were he in the homes of al-Shafi‘i and Malik,

    Prayer, religion, and faith would be missed.

  22. فات الصَلا وَفروضها وَالسني

    من هجركم ما يوم يبدي سني

    Prayer, its obligations, and the sunnah would be missed.

    Since you deserted me, not a day have I shown my teeth in a smile.

  23. يا حلو لو اتفق بس إِني

    قبل السفر شاهدتكم بعياني

    Sweet one, if only it had happened that I

    Saw you with my own eyes before the journey.

  24. قبل السفر شاهدت غُصن الباني

    اللي عيونو مكحلة وذبلاني

    Before the journey, I saw a branch of the ban tree,

    Whose eyes were lined with kohl and languid.

  25. وجهو مثل بدر الدُجى لا باني

    في ليلة اربعطش من نيسان

    His face is like the full moon in the darkness when it appears,

    On the fourteenth night of Nisan.

  26. في ليلة اربعطش تم البدري

    يابو نهود معقدة عالصدري

    On the fourteenth night, the moon reached its fullness.

    O you with breasts set firm upon your chest,

  27. كيزان تين أَبيض حلمهم خمري

    وَالعُنق ريم الفَلا الجفلاني

    Cups of white figs, their nipples wine-red.

    And the neck is that of a startled gazelle of the wilderness.

  28. العُنق ريمية المَها وَالقامة

    من فوقها ثوباً كمل هندامه

    The neck and stature are those of an oryx doe.

    A gown upon her completes the elegant attire.

  29. يلمع نحرها لا كشفت لثامه

    بس أنت سمي واذكر الرحماني

    Her upper chest gleams when she removes its veil.

    Just say God's name and remember the All-Merciful.

  30. سمي ومد ايدك عَلى حوريه

    من خاص غزلان المها منقيه

    Say God's name and lay your hand upon a houri,

    Chosen from the choicest oryx gazelles.

  31. وليا لبس ثوب الملس للغيا

    يسوى ملك عبدالحميد الثاني

    And when he puts on a smooth-cloth gown [final word unclear],

    He is worth the kingdom of Abd al-Hamid II.

  32. يا حلو خذ روحي العزيزة ووالف

    لا شك إني على فراقك تالف

    Sweet one, take my precious soul and love me.

    No doubt I am wasting away from parting with you.

  33. نسيت أوصف عقربه وَالسالف

    ريش الربيدي اليارهجريباني

    I forgot to describe his scorpion curl and the side-lock,

    Feathers of the dusky bird [following word unclear].

  34. ريش الظليم اللي ربي عاكتافه

    وسنونها مثل البرد وَشفافه

    The male ostrich's feathers that grew upon his shoulders.

    And her teeth are like hailstones, and his lips

  35. قيطان احمر مثل دَم رعافي

    وَالفم دورة خاتم سليماني

    A red cord, like the blood from my nosebleed.

    And the mouth is as round as Solomon's ring.

  36. يا حلو خاف الله على هالفرقة

    روحي جزت من مهجتي عالترقة

    Sweet one, fear God over this parting.

    My soul has passed from my heart up to my collarbone.

  37. ما ناحت الخَنسا مثالي وورقه

    وَلا حزن يعقوب عالخلاني

    Neither al-Khansa nor a dove has lamented as I have,

    Nor has Jacob grieved so over loved ones.

  38. يا حلو خاف الله ضنيتوا حالي

    يا حلو خاف اللّه شغلتوا بالي

    Sweet one, fear God; you have worn me down.

    Sweet one, fear God; you have occupied my mind.

  39. همي إذا شالوا الجبل ينهالي

    ارفق بحالي يا عنود العاني

    If a mountain bore my sorrow, it would crumble.

    Take pity on my plight, O this captive's wilful beloved.

  40. ارفق بحالي دمعتي سياحة

    جوات قلبي علة قياحة

    Take pity on my plight; my tears flow freely.

    Inside my heart is a festering affliction.

  41. ماظنتي من بَعد هجرك راحة

    من هون تايضموا الجسد بكفاني

    I expect no peace after your desertion,

    From now until they wrap my body in my shroud.

  42. واختم كلامي بالنبي المختاري

    يشفع لنا من حرها وَالناري

    And I close my words with the chosen Prophet,

    May he intercede for us against its heat and the Fire,

  43. يوم العرض على الواحد الجباري

    يوماً جَميع أَعمالنا تنزاني

    On the day of presentation before the One, the All-Compelling,

    A day when all our deeds are weighed.