أُحِبُّ لِحُبِّ عَبلَةَ كُلَّ صِهرٍ

أُحِبُّ لِحُبِّ عَبلَةَ كُلَّ صِهرٍ

عَلِمتُ بِهِ لِعَبلَةَ أَو صَديقِ

عَلِمتُ بِهِ لِعَبلَةَ أَو صَديقِ

For love of Abla, I love every in-law

I love to love my cousin's husband

I know Abla has, or any friend of hers.

I learned of him through my cousin or a friend

وَلَولا أَن تُعَنِّفَني قُرَيشٌ

وَلَولا أَن تُعَنِّفَني قُرَيشٌ

وَقَولُ الناصِحِ الأَدنى الشَفيقِ

وَقَولُ الناصِحِ الأَدنى الشَفيقِ

And were it not for Quraysh’s rebuking me

If I were not afraid of being condemned by Quraysh

and the words of the closest, compassionate adviser,

And of the advice of the most caring counselor

لَقُلتُ إِذا التَقَينا قَبِّليني

لَقُلتُ إِذا التَقَينا قَبِّليني

وَلَو كُنّا عَلى ظَهرِ الطَريقِ

وَلَو كُنّا عَلى ظَهرِ الطَريقِ

I would say, when we met, “Kiss me,”

I would say, when we meet, “Kiss me!”

even if we were on the open road.

Even if we were in the middle of the road

فَما قَلبُ اِبنِ عَبدِ اللَهِ فيها

فَما قَلبُ اِبنِ عَبدِ اللَهِ فيها

بِصاحٍ في الحَياةِ وَلا مُفيقِ

بِصاحٍ في الحَياةِ وَلا مُفيقِ

For Ibn Abd Allah’s heart, where she is concerned,

So Ibn Abdullah's heart is not inclined

is neither sober in this life nor coming to its senses.

To one noisy in life or awake