طَمِعتُ بِأَمرٍ لَيسَ لي فيهِ مَطمَعُ

طَمِعتُ بِأَمرٍ لَيسَ لي فيهِ مَطمَعُ

فَأَخلَفَني فَالعَينُ مِن ذاكَ تَدمَعُ

فَأَخلَفَني فَالعَينُ مِن ذاكَ تَدمَعُ

I hoped for something I had no hope of attaining.

I hoped for something not meant for me,

So it disappointed me, and my eye weeps because of that.

So it failed me and since then my eyes weep.

وَباعَدَني مَن لا أُحِبُّ بِعادَهُ

وَباعَدَني مَن لا أُحِبُّ بِعادَهُ

فَنَفسي عَلَيهِ كُلَّ حينٍ تَقَطَّعُ

فَنَفسي عَلَيهِ كُلَّ حينٍ تَقَطَّعُ

And the one whose absence I dislike has drawn away from me.

He who I do not love has avoided me,

So my soul is torn apart over her at every moment.

So my soul against him is torn asunder.

وَقَد كُنتُ أَرجو أَن تَجودَ بِنائِلٍ

وَقَد كُنتُ أَرجو أَن تَجودَ بِنائِلٍ

فَأَلفَيتُها بِالبَذلِ لا تَتَطَوَّعُ

فَأَلفَيتُها بِالبَذلِ لا تَتَطَوَّعُ

And I had hoped that she would be generous with a gift,

I hoped it would give generously,

but I found her unwilling to give.

But found it was not inclined to give.

فَواكَبِدي مِن خَشيَةِ البَينِ بَعدَما

فَواكَبِدي مِن خَشيَةِ البَينِ بَعدَما

رَجوتُ نَوالاً مِن عُثَيمَةَ يَنفَعُ

رَجوتُ نَوالاً مِن عُثَيمَةَ يَنفَعُ

Alas for my liver, for fear of parting, after

So bear with me the agony of separation, after

I had hoped for a favor from ʿUthaymah that would benefit me.

I hoped to gain good things from Uthaymah.

فَقَد تَرَكَتني ما أَلَذُّ لِذُلَّةٍ

فَقَد تَرَكَتني ما أَلَذُّ لِذُلَّةٍ

حَديثاً وَنَفسي نَحوَها تَتَطَلَّعُ

حَديثاً وَنَفسي نَحوَها تَتَطَلَّعُ

For she has left me, in my humiliation, taking no delight

It has left me, though it was so sweet to my disgrace,

in conversation, while my soul yearns toward her.

Newly, while my soul still longs for it.