1. When will you two undress me and see
That I suffer love-sickness, O youths!

2. And find little flesh with prominent ribs,
And a heart ever fluttering.

3. On my liver is a wound of love for 'Ufraya,
And my eyes from passion for her are sleepless.

4. 'Ufraya is the most beloved of people to me,
While 'Ufraya turns away from me, slowly.

5. I love the daughter of Udhra, though she acts
Wrongly, and I am blamed for loving her.

6. When my heart wanted to shun her, two
Pleading intercessors in my heart disputed him.

7. When I said "No," they said "Yes," and when morning came,
They both agreed on the view they espied.

8. So, O Lord, You are the one I ask for aid
Against what I have borne from 'Ufraya for so long.

9. Would that every two souls among mankind
And beasts who share a passion meet!

10. So a lover attains union with the beloved
And my Lord shepherd them so they see no wrong.

11. Before me is a passion whose meeting grants no sleep,
And behind me a passion that has consoled and delighted me.

12. Who will be for one who has not turned away? For I and my she-camel
Are heading to the tribe of Banu Himyar.

13. She yearns and shows her youthful vigour
While I conceal what, were it not for sadness, would finish me.

14. My she-camel's passion is behind me, and my passion before me,
And she and I are going in different directions.

15. My passion is Iraqi, while if she inclines
Her bridle it is towards lightning flashing from Yemen.

16. My passion is ahead of me, not veering behind,
While my heart's desire at dawn is towards Yemen.