1. My brother, it was a day when I lost my reason,
And did not accept my jesting or seriousness in parting.

2. I left you when the rain held back its downpour,
Lightning flashed over us, afraid of thunder.

3. So you did not see in the green what your friend saw
In the darkness from his farewell showers.

4. The rain dragged on us clouds of drizzle,
Its end with him, its beginning with me.

5. It hurried ahead of its appointed time, as though
Abu Salih had spent the night promising it.

6. So I remained, enduring your two friends, after
I turned away. Ask me about the soldiers’ company!

7. With a nature that flows to all regions, as though I
Wrestle with it, the tamer of the fragrant lions.