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When Bushra saw him, her color changed

لما رأت بشرى تغير لونها

1. When Bushra saw him, her color changed
To red after joy, so she twisted her finger and said:

١.  لَمّا رَأَت بُشرى تَغَيَّر لَونُها
مِن بَعدِ بَهجَتِهِ فَأَقبَلَ أَحمَرا

2. It is enough what I have seen ordained
I am Thu'ba of Mudhij and its summit

٢. أَلوَت بِإِصبَعِها وَقالَت إِنَّما
يَكفيكَ مِمّا قَد أَرى ما قُدِّرا

3. And I am the generous one, offspring of Quda'a repeated
Tell Mudhij to return to their abodes

٣. إِنّي ذُؤابَةُ مَذحَجٍ وَسَنامُها
وَأَنا الكَريمُ ذُرى القَديمَةِ كُرِّرا

4. Or else they won't respond to my call or milk livestock
The pottery was Yemeni covered in dust

٤. قولي لِمَذحِجَ عاوِدوا لِذُحولِكُم
لَولا يُجيبوا دَعوَتي حَلبُ الصَرى

5. And I see it has become Levantine embellished
What good are donkeys to submit to Mudhij

٥. كانَ الفَخارُ يَمانِيّاً مُتَقَحطِناً
وَأَراهُ أَصبَح شامِيّاً مُتَنَزِّرا

6. Or what good is Mudhij to submit to donkeys

٦. ما خَيرُ حِميَرَ أَن تُسَلِّمَ مَذحِجاً
أَو خَيرُ مِذحَجَ أَن تُسَلِّمَ حِميَرا