1. Oh didn't the mother of Haytham visit us one night,
At a house where our saddles were usually left behind.
١. أَلا طَرَقَتنا لَيلَةً أُمُّ هَيثَمٍ
بِمَنزِلَةٍ تَعتادُ أَرحُلُنا فُضلا
2. Her eyes admire you as you see her
In a place where a husband lies stretched out on a plain.
٢. تَروقُكَ عَيناها وَأَنتَ تَرى لَها
عَلى حَيثُ يُلقى الزَوجُ مُنبَطِحاً سَهلا
3. When the free Sabiri showed his true colors,
You saw clearly neither a short neck nor laziness.
٣. إِذا السابِرِيُّ الحُرُّ أَخلَصَ لَونَها
تَبَيَّنتَ لا جيداً قَصيراً وَلا عُطلا
4. When she walked, neither reddish nor
Half swaying from her body entered.
٤. إِذا ما مَشَت تَهتَزُّ لا أَحمَرِيَّةٌ
وَلا نَصَفٌ تَطَنُّ مِن جِسمِها دَخلا