لَجِجتَ بِحُبِّكَ أَهلَ العِراقِ

لَجِجتَ بِحُبِّكَ أَهلَ العِراقِ

وَلَولا كَثيرَةُ لَم تَلجَجِ

وَلَولا كَثيرَةُ لَم تَلجَجِ

You have pestered the people of Iraq with your love,

You enthralled the people of Iraq with your love,

And were it not for Kathirah, you would not have persisted.

And were it not for Kathira you'd not have enthralled.

فَلَيتَ كَثيرَةَ لَم أَلقَها

فَلَيتَ كَثيرَةَ لَم أَلقَها

كَثيرَةَ أُختَ بَني الخَزرَجِ

كَثيرَةَ أُختَ بَني الخَزرَجِ

If only I had never met Kathirah—

Would that I'd never met Kathira -

Kathirah, sister of the Banu al-Khazraj.

Kathira the sister of Banu Khazraj.

وَما كَلَّمَتنا وَلَكِنَّها

وَما كَلَّمَتنا وَلَكِنَّها

جَلَت فِلقَةَ القَمَرِ الأَبلَجِ

جَلَت فِلقَةَ القَمَرِ الأَبلَجِ

And she did not speak to us, but she

She did not speak to us but lo!

Unveiled a piece of the radiant moon.

She shone like the full moon, luminous.

تَخافُ كَثيرَةُ مَن حَولَها

تَخافُ كَثيرَةُ مَن حَولَها

وَتَقتُلُ بِالنَظَرِ الأَدعَجِ

وَتَقتُلُ بِالنَظَرِ الأَدعَجِ

Kathirah fears those around her,

Kathira fears those around her,

And kills with her dark-eyed gaze.

And kills with a squinting glance.

فَكِدتُ أَموتُ وَقَد حُمِّلَت

فَكِدتُ أَموتُ وَقَد حُمِّلَت

خَطيئَتَهُ رَبَّةُ الدُملُجِ

خَطيئَتَهُ رَبَّةُ الدُملُجِ

So I nearly died, and she had been made to bear

I almost died when the blame

The guilt for it—the lady of the armlet.

Was placed on the lady of Dumluj.