يا سُكنَ قَد وَاللَهِ رَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ

يا سُكنَ قَد وَاللَهِ رَبِّ مُحَمَّدٍ

أَقصَدتِ قَلبِي بِالدَلالِ فَعَوِّضي

أَقصَدتِ قَلبِي بِالدَلالِ فَعَوِّضي

O Sukn, indeed, by God, Muhammad's Lord,

O dwelling, by Allah Lord of Muhammad

You have mortally struck my heart with coquetry; make amends.

You have captivated my heart with charm, so compensate me

وَتَحَرَّجي مِن قَتلِ مَن لَم يَبغِكُم

وَتَحَرَّجي مِن قَتلِ مَن لَم يَبغِكُم

هَجراً وَلا صَرما وَلَم يَتَبَغَّضِ

هَجراً وَلا صَرما وَلَم يَتَبَغَّضِ

And refrain from killing one who never wished you

And feel ashamed of killing one who did not wrong you

Estrangement or severance, nor made himself hateful.

With estrangement or enmity, and did not spurn you

يا سُكنَ لَستُ وَإِن نَأَت بِكِ دارُكُم

يا سُكنَ لَستُ وَإِن نَأَت بِكِ دارُكُم

بِالسالِ عَنكِ وَلا المَلولِ المُعرِضِ

بِالسالِ عَنكِ وَلا المَلولِ المُعرِضِ

O Sukn, though your home has carried you far away, I am not

O dwelling, though I come to your abode

One who has forgotten you, nor grown weary and turned away.

Not to ask after you or spurn you in disdain

يا سُكنَ كَم مِمَن تَوَدَّدَ عِندَنا

يا سُكنَ كَم مِمَن تَوَدَّدَ عِندَنا

أُقصي وَكَم مِن كاشِحٍ مُتَعَرِّضِ

أُقصي وَكَم مِن كاشِحٍ مُتَعَرِّضِ

O Sukn, how many who sought our affection

O dwelling, how many were brought near us then spurned

I keep at a distance—and how many an intrusive foe!

And how many ardent suitors were made to withdraw

وَصَرَمتُ فيكِ أَقارِبي وَعواذِلي

وَصَرَمتُ فيكِ أَقارِبي وَعواذِلي

وَوَصَلتُ عَمداً فيكِ حَبلَ المُبغِضِ

وَوَصَلتُ عَمداً فيكِ حَبلَ المُبغِضِ

And for your sake I severed ties with my kin and my reproachers,

For you I have estranged my kin and lady friends

And deliberately joined, for your sake, the cord of a foe.

And for you I have deliberately joined ties with those who hate me

وَحَفِظتُ فيكِ أَمانَةً حُمَّلتُها

وَحَفِظتُ فيكِ أَمانَةً حُمَّلتُها

وَعَصيتُ كُلَّ مُحَرِّشٍ وَمُعَرِّضٍ

وَعَصيتُ كُلَّ مُحَرِّشٍ وَمُعَرِّضٍ

And for your sake I guarded a trust entrusted to me,

For you I have kept a trust I was charged with

And defied every inciter and insinuator.

And disobeyed every inciter and spurner

يا سُكنَ حُبُّكِ إِذ كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّكُم

يا سُكنَ حُبُّكِ إِذ كَلِفتُ بِحُبِّكُم

غَرَضاً أَراهُ وَرَبِّ مَكَّةَ مُمرِضي

غَرَضاً أَراهُ وَرَبِّ مَكَّةَ مُمرِضي

O Sukn, my love for you, since I became enamored of you—

O dwelling, loving you when I was charged with loving you

In longing, I see it—by Mecca's Lord—as what sickens me.

Is a purpose I see, by the Lord of Mecca, enduring

يا سُكنَ كانَ العَهدُ فيما بَينَنا

يا سُكنَ كانَ العَهدُ فيما بَينَنا

وَيَمينُ صَبرٍ مِنكِ أَن لا تَنقُضي

وَيَمينُ صَبرٍ مِنكِ أَن لا تَنقُضي

O Sukn, this was the covenant between us,

O dwelling, the pact between us was

And your binding oath: that you would not break

A vow of patience from you that you would not break

مِنّا العُهودَ وَلا يَكونَ وِصالُكُم

مِنّا العُهودَ وَلا يَكونَ وِصالُكُم

مَذقَ الحَديثِ بِلَطِّ دَينِ المُفرِضِ

مَذقَ الحَديثِ بِلَطِّ دَينِ المُفرِضِ

The pledges with us, nor let your union be

Not to break pacts, and that being joined with you

Watered-down talk, withholding the lender's due.

Would not be the taste of casual faith of the duty-bound

فَلَبِستُ ذَلِكَ مِنكِ بَعدَ جَديدِهِ

فَلَبِستُ ذَلِكَ مِنكِ بَعدَ جَديدِهِ

ظُلماً لَعَمري كَاللِباسِ العَرمَضِ

ظُلماً لَعَمري كَاللِباسِ العَرمَضِ

So I wore that from you, after its newness had faded,

Yet after renewing it, you put that on me from you

An injustice, by my life, like a threadbare garment.

Unjustly, by my life, like a worn-out garment

وَوَجَدتِ حَبلَكِ مِن حِبالِ مُحافِظٍ

وَوَجَدتِ حَبلَكِ مِن حِبالِ مُحافِظٍ

سُجُعِ الخَلائِقِ في الوِصالِ مُعَرِّضِ

سُجُعِ الخَلائِقِ في الوِصالِ مُعَرِّضِ

And you found your cord among the cords of one who keeps faith,

And I found your tie to be among the ties of a keeper

Even in disposition, forthcoming in union.

To whom all creatures are exposed in being joined