1. I walk now after Salma son of Malik
And after Abi Qais and Urwa like a lost camel

2. He whimpers when the shadow of the raven draws near
Beware of what remains of the blades and sinews

3. And after Abi Amr and Dhi Al Fadl, Amir
And after Al Murajja, Urwa the good in hardships

4. And after Tufayl the active, attached herself
To him one with triumph, unrestrained in her zeal

5. And after Abi Hayyan on a day of great battle
A chance was afforded him, so he slipped from rank

6. Did you not see, in what people mention, that I
Mentioned Abu Layla, so I became full of woe?

7. Yet it lightened what I met, though I was steadfast
In my certainty that no living soul escapes decay