1. I remembered prayers, so passions were aroused,
When I recognized the stages were esteemed.

2. With a wink, no eye prevailed over a glance,
As if they were Damascus or books.

3. The passing years have made them withered,
And the mature have become like pebbles.

4. In them is majesty, coquetry and swaying,
And they were blowing from the direction of youth.

5. They do not conceal themselves behind veils,
And the torrent burst forth with them and crept.

6. You can see the caves of the sand dunes as shelters,
Alive, desolate, and abundant.

7. And bare shanks running lightly and bounding,
And the glory of the young women rising to the peaks.

8. You have enough of a living, lawful people,
You have enough of my sons and walking stick.

9. And if we gathered the allies of Tameem,
The milkers saw our steeds lope.

10. Like the night bragging to the mountains,
The people blamed us in the morning.

11. So the people were on one side, and we on the other,
Tameem and rage have overcome.

12. It diminished the enemies so they withered,
You see them in their skins like palm fiber.

13. Huge lively chestnut stallions,
If their shoulders were covered they would bite.

14. Ambling this way and that with necks bent over,
And no group remained among us in the evening

15. Seeking refuge from fierce adversity
Until it bites wood and staff.

16. But rather with a bare hand it reaches far,
When the hem of night casts its cloak,

17. Or boys play on it,
You see it coming and going gold.

18. It stripped the ground bare and slipped by it
And the lambs bleat from the baby camels loudly,

19. Having been brought together by destiny so they stood erect
Except rescued or visitors briefly hosted.

20. Bewitched so they barely escape,
Journeys that bring our humiliation nearer,

21. Galloping freely with the saddlebags,
Terrified by the thickets of ELEI shrubs and pulling away,

22. When they stumble over a hill or sands,
And their smooth shoes have become firm.

23. Like the firmness of elephants' legs, long striding,
Chestnut, ambling on paths.

24. And if he saw a village or a slope,
When its flank turned aside it leaned over.

25. Mount them or avoid them,
And the fifth a companion is urging on company,

26. When the relatives fell he relied on himself
And if we direct their journey,

27. They gulp clear cold water to drink,
Wandering lost or returning to a hollow.

28. Kindling from their captives a spark,
The jar of the eye has become ember,

29. Like lime whose water has dried up.
When we stay up late crowding together,

30. The stars in the darkness sparkled drawing near.
Small words reaching the night - how they pleaded!

31. And smooth cheeks laughed at me in wonder,
When she saw me after softness, bending.

32. She saw the sprinkling of gray hair,
Left white or touching the dye.

33. And she used charming words to tempt me,
A flash with fires that ignite passion.

34. If I were upset, they would shatter the heart,
So I said, and the ribs bend the bamboo stalk.

35. “My longest days reveal love,
They deceive my eyelids and the sharp swords.

36. Fate and destiny have tied a bond,
And fate shows after words, words -

37. Well being or misfortune for its people.
When she saw me like an abandoned house,

38. I said, “Wake up, do you not see my sadness?
Why do you accuse me of sin?

39. Do not gather gossip and lies.
I was healing passion with passion,

40. And I long for you longingly.”
I deny words and keep madness,

41. And we have known Iraq to be barren,
And the years have partnered with humpbacks,

42. And the rainmakers have submitted to childhood friends.
And the place sprouted leaves and grew fresh,

43. She said, “Do you not want earnings for your sons,
Syrian, Eastern, or Western?”

44. So your time has passed to be corrected,
To the Purifier, if you complained of insolence.

45. He bit with fangs and left worry,
From the weight of debt and tightening of the bowstrings.

46. The Purifier is awe and desire,
He gives and suffices the reverent their reverence.

47. A right from God over him is obligatory,
Prosperity from Him supplies prosperity.

48. Like rain cheering with dew and grass,
Watering a friend and plentiful pouring.

49. And you are most protective of people that they insult
His honor with blame and youth.

50. Shining, bestowing Wahhab scorns hides,
A young man, if the blessings of his Lord are bestowed,

51. When the generous are sought, the gift overflows.
You refuse the noble except willingly,

52. Glory has smiled upon you smiling.
Paying it what the years were accustomed to,

53. Vast forbearance and remote defense.
In every street you have scented sweetly,

54. When spoils have gone you prepare spoils.
You house a riding animal and guide a riding animal,

55. So the guest is fed and the guide loved.
Pleasant rain and abundant gift,

56. When your torrent flows, frolic.
And the channels pour from it strongly,

57. The Euphrates split the land when it gushed.
When its floods converge, lean over.

58. So whoever comes drawing or crossing
Meets it fresh and sweet.

59. And you, O son of the reverent stem,
Protect those who revile you from reviling.

60. First if you dispute with them and afterward
Until the slanderers die.

61. You ransom those who were stingy and bent over,
And you mend frightening cracks.

62. And when the mourners counted the mourning,
They did not find a peer among the generous.

63. A blow like yours except Hatem or Ka’b,
Who sees enmity beneath you as formidable.

64. The well-aimed missed you and the bounding missed you
When a brother visits you invoking calamity,

65. Asking for money and fearing sin,
He finds what he desires and loves.

66. Your protection scorns those who blame,
Sorrow a gate and alienation a dog.