1. O Lady of the tent, count me among the dead
For you are but one of the maidens of Mudar
١. يا رَبَّةَ الخِدرِ عُدّي ميتَةً وَسَناً
فَإِنَّما أَنتِ إِحدى الغيدِ مِن مُضَرِ
2. Be content with an inescapable matter
Which the people of the deserts and towns must face
٢. طيبي ضَميراً بِأَمرٍ لا مَحيدَ لَهُ
يَلقاهُ بِالرَغمِ أَهلُ البَدوِ وَالحَضَرِ
3. Neither greenness could spare him from blame or nobility
Nor did he transcend Moses or al-Khidr
٣. لَم تُكفَهُ الخُضرُ مِن لُؤمٍ وَلا كَرَمٍ
وَلا تَجاوَزَ عَن موسى وَلا الخَضِرِ
4. If the wind were under my control, I would not have survived
So how can I survive such firmness and resolve?
٤. لَو كانَتِ الريحُ تَحتي ما نَجَوتُ بِها
فَكَيفَ أَنجو بِذاتِ الشَدِّ وَالحُضُرِ