لِمَن دِمَنٌ بِخَيفِ مِنىً قَفورُ

لِمَن دِمَنٌ بِخَيفِ مِنىً قَفورُ

كَأَنَّ عِراصَ مَغناها الزَبورُ

كَأَنَّ عِراصَ مَغناها الزَبورُ

Whose are the desolate campsite remains at the Khayf of Mina?

For one whose blood ties to me have grown cold with disdain,

As though the open courts of their dwelling were a written scroll.

As though the hornet's buzzing had deafened his hearing,

مَنازِلُ أَقفَرَت مِن أُمِّ عَمروٍ

مَنازِلُ أَقفَرَت مِن أُمِّ عَمروٍ

وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالدُهورُ

وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالدُهورُ

Dwellings left desolate without Umm Amr.

The abodes of Umm 'Amr lie desolate,

Even if the nights and ages grow long,

Though the nights and ages be prolonged.

فَلا يَنسى فُؤادُكَ أُمَّ عَمروٍ

فَلا يَنسى فُؤادُكَ أُمَّ عَمروٍ

وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالشُهورُ

وَلَو طالَ اللَيالي وَالشُهورُ

Still, your heart will not forget Umm Amr,

So your heart cannot forget Umm 'Amr,

Even if the nights and months grow long.

Though the nights and months drag on.

أَقولُ وَشَفَّ سِجفُ القَزِّ عَنها

أَقولُ وَشَفَّ سِجفُ القَزِّ عَنها

أَشَمسٌ تِلكَ أَم قَمَرٌ مُنيرُ

أَشَمسٌ تِلكَ أَم قَمَرٌ مُنيرُ

I say, as the silk curtain reveals her:

I declare, as the bowl of Qaz conceals her,

"Is that a sun, or a radiant moon?"

Is she a radiant sun or a shining moon?

وَيَسَّرَها لَنا المَيمونُ حَتّى

وَيَسَّرَها لَنا المَيمونُ حَتّى

لَقَيناها بِبَطنِ مِنىً تَسيرُ

لَقَيناها بِبَطنِ مِنىً تَسيرُ

And the auspicious one eased our way to her, until

Good fortune brought her close to us, till

We met her walking in the valley of Mina.

We met her in Mina proceeding on her way.

فَحَيَّت وَاِستَهَلَّ الدَمعُ مِنّي

فَحَيَّت وَاِستَهَلَّ الدَمعُ مِنّي

لِعِبرَتِها عَلى خَدٍّ يَمورُ

لِعِبرَتِها عَلى خَدٍّ يَمورُ

Then she greeted me, and tears began to pour from me,

She greeted me and tears began to flow

At her weeping, coursing over a cheek.

Down her cheek in rivulets of sorrow.

فَقالَت حُلتَ عَن عَهدي وَوُدّي

فَقالَت حُلتَ عَن عَهدي وَوُدّي

جَديدٌ ما حَيّتُ لَكُم يَسيرُ

جَديدٌ ما حَيّتُ لَكُم يَسيرُ

Then she said, "You have turned from my pledge, while my love

She said, "You have abandoned your pact and love for me.

Is fresh as long as I live, and readily yours.

It was no slight thing to bid you farewell."

وَطاوَعتَ الوُشاةَ وَزُرتَ مَن لَم

وَطاوَعتَ الوُشاةَ وَزُرتَ مَن لَم

يَزُركَ وَقَد تَبَيَّنَ لي الخُتورُ

يَزُركَ وَقَد تَبَيَّنَ لي الخُتورُ

And you heeded the slanderers and visited one who did not

"You have indulged the backbiters and visited those

Visit you; now the treachery is clear to me.

Who never visited you - the treachery is clear to me.

وَلَم تَرعَ الوِصالَ كَما رَعَينا

وَلَم تَرعَ الوِصالَ كَما رَعَينا

وَبانَت مِنكَ لي عَمداً أُمورُ

وَبانَت مِنكَ لي عَمداً أُمورُ

And you did not preserve our bond as we did,

You have not maintained the bond as we maintained it,

And deliberate deeds of yours became clear to me.

And your intentions towards me are manifestly evil.

وَلَم تَجزِ القُروضُ وَلَم تُثِبها

وَلَم تَجزِ القُروضُ وَلَم تُثِبها

وَأَنتَ لِكُلِّ صالِحَةٍ كَفورُ

وَأَنتَ لِكُلِّ صالِحَةٍ كَفورُ

You did not repay favors, nor requite them,

You have not repaid your debts or made them binding,

And you are ungrateful for every good deed."

While you show ingratitude for every kindness."

حَلَفتُ لَها بِرَبِّ مِنىً إِذا ما

حَلَفتُ لَها بِرَبِّ مِنىً إِذا ما

تَغَيَّبَ في عَجاجَتِهِم ثَبيرُ

تَغَيَّبَ في عَجاجَتِهِم ثَبيرُ

I swore to her by the Lord of Mina, when

I swore to her by the Lord of Mina, that when

Thabir was hidden in their cloud of dust:

The throngs return from their clamor,

لَأَنتُم حِبُّ شَيءٍ إِن جَلَسنا

لَأَنتُم حِبُّ شَيءٍ إِن جَلَسنا

وَإِن زُرنا فَأَوجَهُ مَن نَزورُ

وَإِن زُرنا فَأَوجَهُ مَن نَزورُ

"You are indeed the dearest of all, if we stay,

"You will still be loved if we sit together,

And if we visit, the most esteemed of those we visit.

And the object of my visit if we exchange visits."

فَإِن كُنتِ البِعادَ أَرَدتِ عَنّي

فَإِن كُنتِ البِعادَ أَرَدتِ عَنّي

فَقَلبي عَن بِعادِكُمُ نَفورُ

فَقَلبي عَن بِعادِكُمُ نَفورُ

So if you have desired separation from me,

"But if you intend to distance yourself from me,

Then my heart recoils from separation from you."

Then my heart recoils from your estrangement."