هاجَ حُزنَ القَلبِ مِنها طائِفٌ

هاجَ حُزنَ القَلبِ مِنها طائِفٌ

وَهُمومٌ حاضِراتٌ وَذِكَر

وَهُمومٌ حاضِراتٌ وَذِكَر

The heart's grief was stirred by a passing vision of her,

Grief stirred the heart because of her, a passing whim

and by present cares and memories,

And pressing cares, as well as the memory,

وَمَقالُ الخَودِ لَمّا واجَهَت

وَمَقالُ الخَودِ لَمّا واجَهَت

جِهَةَ الرَكبِ وَعَيناها دِرَر

جِهَةَ الرَكبِ وَعَيناها دِرَر

and by the maiden's words when she faced

And the words of the cheek when she faced

toward the caravan, her eyes streaming tears:

The direction of the caravan, and her eyes were pearls

يا أَبا الخَطّابِ ما جَشَّمتَنا

يا أَبا الخَطّابِ ما جَشَّمتَنا

حِجَّةً فيها عَناءٌ وَسَهَر

حِجَّةً فيها عَناءٌ وَسَهَر

"O Abu al-Khattab, you made us undertake

O Abu Al-Khattab, you have not burdened us

a pilgrimage filled with hardship and sleeplessness,

With an obligation wherein is toil and sleeplessness

بَعدَ بِرِّ اللَهِ إِلّا نَظرَةً

بَعدَ بِرِّ اللَهِ إِلّا نَظرَةً

مِنكُمُ لَيسَ لَها عِندي خَطَر

مِنكُمُ لَيسَ لَها عِندي خَطَر

apart from devotion to God, for nothing but a glance

Except with the righteousness of Allah, only a glance

from you, of no account to me."

From you that to me bears no significance

قُلتُ ما جَشَّمتِنا مِن حُبِّكُم

قُلتُ ما جَشَّمتِنا مِن حُبِّكُم

يا اِبنَةَ الخَيرَينِ أَدهى وَأَمَر

يا اِبنَةَ الخَيرَينِ أَدهى وَأَمَر

I said: "What you made us endure through love of you,

I said you have not burdened us with love for you

O daughter of two noble parents, is more grievous and more bitter."

O daughter of the two best, most painful and bitter

وَلَقَد زادَ فُؤادي حَزَناً

وَلَقَد زادَ فُؤادي حَزَناً

قَولُها لي إِرعَ سِرّي يا عُمَر

قَولُها لي إِرعَ سِرّي يا عُمَر

And indeed my heart's sorrow was increased

And indeed my heart increased in sorrow

by her saying to me: "Guard my secret, O Umar."

At her words to me, "Conceal my secret, O Omar"

قُلتُ أَنتِ الشَيءُ يُرعى سِرُّهُ

قُلتُ أَنتِ الشَيءُ يُرعى سِرُّهُ

وَيُؤاتى في هَواهُ وَيُسَر

وَيُؤاتى في هَواهُ وَيُسَر

I said: "You are the one whose secret is guarded,

I said, "You are the thing whose secret should be concealed

whose desire is indulged, and who is made glad."

And whose love should be granted, and made easy"