إِنَّ الخَليطَ أَجَدَّ فَاِحتَمَلا

إِنَّ الخَليطَ أَجَدَّ فَاِحتَمَلا

وَأَرادَ غَيظَكِ بِالَّذي فَعَلا

وَأَرادَ غَيظَكِ بِالَّذي فَعَلا

Indeed, the company made haste and departed,

The mixture was more bitter, yet I endured,

And meant to anger you by what they did.

Wanting to spite you for what you had done.

قَد كُنتُ آمُلُ طولَ مَكثِهِمُ

قَد كُنتُ آمُلُ طولَ مَكثِهِمُ

وَالنَفسُ مِمّا تَأمُلُ الأَمَلا

وَالنَفسُ مِمّا تَأمُلُ الأَمَلا

I had hoped that they would stay long,

I hoped they would stay for so long,

And the soul is ever given to hope.

Though my soul hoped for what would not be.

فَإِذا البِغالُ تُشَدُّ واقِفَةً

فَإِذا البِغالُ تُشَدُّ واقِفَةً

وَإِذا الحُداةُ قَدِ اِعتَبوا الإِبِلا

وَإِذا الحُداةُ قَدِ اِعتَبوا الإِبِلا

Then behold, the mules were being saddled as they stood,

There the camels were held in place,

And behold, the camel-drivers had urged the camels onward.

There the guides had saddled the she-camels.

فَهُناكَ كادَ الحُبُّ يَقتُلُني

فَهُناكَ كادَ الحُبُّ يَقتُلُني

لَو كانَ حُبٌّ قَبلَهُ قَتَلا

لَو كانَ حُبٌّ قَبلَهُ قَتَلا

There love almost killed me,

Then love almost killed me,

If any love before it had ever killed.

Had love before it ever killed.

إِنَّ الَّذينَ رَجَوتَ مَكثَهُمُ

إِنَّ الَّذينَ رَجَوتَ مَكثَهُمُ

قَد أَجمَعوا لِلبَينِ مُحتَمَلا

قَد أَجمَعوا لِلبَينِ مُحتَمَلا

Indeed, those whose stay you hoped for

Those whom I hoped would stay

Have resolved to pack up and part.

Have agreed to bear the separation.