1. He recalled the abodes and the sandy hill, yellow-white,
So his tears flowed as red carnelian.

2. And he yearned for a house with a loved one to cheer him,
Layla, and a pillow with a loved one to rest his head.

3. Do not blame him if he suffered and complained,
And excuse him, for one like him deserves to be excused.

4. Did they forget him? Can a friend forget if we are distant?
They abandoned him, but it's not right that he should be abandoned.

5. I have nothing against the water of the palm trees that they drank,
Except that it was less than their worth.

6. Why should I love the antelope of prosperous Aamir? In them
Is nothing of me, nor do they know of me or whom I know.

7. Passion has decreed that they sleep,
And desire has decreed that my eyelids stay awake.

8. Among the hilltops, the hillsides, and the meadows
Is a beauty for which souls are sold and bought.

9. The cheeks of a gazelle, arrogant in refusal,
My trinkets, though you seek the greater share of permitted things.

10. Do not camp anywhere short of the sword,
For the hunt is entirely in the bosom of the wide plain.

11. This is Mu'ayyad, the sword of Mu'ayyad,
Regarding what it has witnessed, and this is the mother of towns.