دعانِي إلى هَجري بثينةَ حِقبةً

دعانِي إلى هَجري بثينةَ حِقبةً

من الدّهر خَوفي هَجَرها آخرَ الدّهرِ

من الدّهر خَوفي هَجَرها آخرَ الدّهرِ

I was driven to forsake Buthayna for a span

He called me to abandon Buthaina for ages

Of time by my fear of her estrangement until time’s end.

Out of fear of losing her forever after

ولا بأسَ بالهِجرانِ ما لم يكن قِلىً

ولا بأسَ بالهِجرانِ ما لم يكن قِلىً

ولا الصّدِّ ما لم يُبدِهِ المرءُ عن غَدْرِ

ولا الصّدِّ ما لم يُبدِهِ المرءُ عن غَدْرِ

And there is no harm in separation, so long as it is not hatred,

Parting is fine unless forced by fate

Nor in turning away, so long as one does not do so out of treachery.

No harm from rejection unless meant as betrayal