1. For whom is an abandoned, dilapidated abode
Its traces obliterated, save those of Khawlid's tribe
ูก. ููู
ูู ุทููููู ุนุงุฑู ุงูู
ูุญูููู ุฏููููู
ุนููุง ุขูููู ุฅูููุง ุฎููุงููุฏู ุฌููู
2. As doves gathered together for the night
Strangers at dusk, having no permanent nest
ูข. ููู
ุง ุงููุชูุฑูููุช ุนููุฏู ุงูู
ูุจูุชู ุญูู
ุงุฆูู
ู
ุบูุฑูุจุงุชู ู
ูู
ุณูู ู
ุง ููููููู ูููููู
3. The abode whose surroundings once yielded pleasure
Now touching it is soft, tasting it sweet
ูฃ. ุฏููุงุฑู ุงูููุชู ุฃูู
ูุง ุฌููู ุฑูุดููุงุชููุง
ููููุญูู ููุฃูู
ูุง ู
ูุณูููุง ูููููููู
4. While pallor has not favored my complexion
Hers remains flawless and unblemished
ูค. ููู
ุง ุฃููุตูููุช ุฃูู
ูุง ุงูุดูุญูุจู ููุจูููููู
ุจูููุฌูู ููุฃูู
ูุง ููุฌูููุง ููู
ูุตููู
5. With a resonance for the wind among its rooms
Its languages have ambiguous and explicit subtleties
ูฅ. ููุฏูููููููุฉู ูููุฑูุญู ุจูููู ููุฑูุฌููุง
ูููููู ููุบุงุชู ู
ูุดูููู ููู
ูุจููู
6. I pelted her with pebbles until she unveiled
Her gazing eyes and hidden forms withdrew
ูฆ. ุฑูู
ููุชู ุจููุง ุงูุนูุฏูููู ุญูุชูู ุชูุญูุฌููููุช
ูููุงุธูุฑู ู
ูููุง ููุงูุทูููููู ุจูุทููู
7. And one who swore by the winds, I bid good morning
For oaths like those are without substance
ูง. ููุฐู ุญููููู ุจูุงูุฑุงุญู ูููุชู ูููู ุงุตุทูุจูุญ
ูููููุณู ุนููู ุฃูู
ุซุงูู ุชูููู ููู
ููู
8. It encompassed decrepitude, so time has brought
Years of lowliness and years of loftiness
ูจ. ุดูู
ููุงู ุชูุฎูุทููุชูุง ุงูู
ููููู ููููุฏ ุฃูุชูุช
ุณููููู ูููุง ูู ุฏูููููุง ููุณููููู
9. Inherited from people by people who decayed
Then inherited by their children's children
ูฉ. ุชูุฑุงุซู ุฃููุงุณู ุนูู ุฃููุงุณู ุชูุฎูุฑููู
ูุง
ุชููุงุฑูุซููุง ุจูุนุฏู ุงูุจููููู ุจููููู
10. Those who passed attained from it excitement
Agitation at times, and tranquility at others
ูกู . ููุฃูุฏุฑููู ู
ูููุง ุงูุบุงุจูุฑููู ุญูุดุงุดูุฉู
ูููุง ููููุฌุงูู ู
ูุฑููุฉู ููุณููููู
11. As if lines above in Persian
Nearly legible, though ages have elapsed
ูกูก. ููุฃูููู ุณูุทูุฑุงู ููููููุง ูุงุฑูุณููููุฉู
ุชููุงุฏู ููุฅูู ุทุงูู ุงูุฒูู
ุงูู ุชูุจููู
12. Near a narcissus blossom plucked early
As if, when eyes look upon it, it has eyes
ูกูข. ููุฏู ููุฑุฌูุณู ุบูุถูู ุงูููุทุงูู ููุฃูููููู
ุฅูุฐุง ู
ุง ู
ูููุญูุงูู ุงูุนููููู ุนููููู
13. Differing in their hues โ yellowness
In place of black, while the whites are petals
ูกูฃ. ู
ูุฎุงููููุฉู ูู ุดููููููููู ููุตููุฑูุฉู
ู
ููุงูู ุณููุงุฏู ููุงูุจููุงุถู ุฌููููู
14. When she saw my portrayal, she shuddered and recalled me
I said, โAn intimate friend is rare, then commonโ
ูกูค. ููููู
ูุง ุฑูุฃู ููุนุชู ุงุฑุนููู ููุงุณุชูุนุงุฏููู
ูููููุชู ุฎููููู ุนูุฒูู ุซูู
ูู ูููููู
15. She confirmed my opinion โ may Allah confirm hers
When she expects good, for expectations are diverse skills
ูกูฅ. ููุตูุฏูููู ุธูููู ุตูุฏูููู ุงููููู ุธูููููู
ุฅูุฐุง ุธูููู ุฎููุฑุงู ููุงูุธููููู ูููููู