1. Al-Mukhtar has claimed that I and my friends
Have wearied him with my constant visits
١. لَقَد زَعَمَ المُختارُ أَنّي وَصُحبَتي
بِمَسكِنَ قَد أَعيَت عَلَيَّ مَذاهِبي
2. How so, when my camel is lame and my friends
Are drinking at every Thamilah well
٢. فَكَيفَ وَتَحتي أَعوَجِيٌّ وَصُحبَتي
عَلى كُلِّ جَهميمِ الثَميلَةِ شارِبِ
3. When we approach a town, there come to meet us
Tall-girded maidens with alluring glances
٣. إِذا ما خَشينا بَلدَةً قَرَّبَت بِنا
طَوالُ مُتونٍ مُشرِفاتُ الحَواجِبِ