1. For which of them is prolonged his covenants
So one of peace, his compositions his wrists
١. تَأَبَّدَ لِأَيٌ مِنهُم فَعُتائِدُهُ
فَذو سَلَمٍ أَنشاجُهُ فَسَواعِدُه
2. The protector went out in it elongated
The belly of Al-Baqee its bottom its cots
٢. فَذتُ الحَماطِ خَرجُها فَطُلولُها
فَبَطنُ البَقيعِ قاعُهُ فَمَرابِدُه
3. So one who pushes the reciters, reciters of a chanter
The crop of the raven his sermons his pitch-blacks
٣. فَمُندَفَعُ الغُلّانِ غُلّانِ مُنشِدٍ
فَنَعفُ الغُرابِ خُطبُهُ فَأَساوِدُه
4. The hooves of `Ubbud so the skilled ones of a rover
So the owner of Al-Jafra stronger than them his hooves
٤. فَفَدفَدُ عَبّودٍ فَخُبراءُ صائِفٍ
فَذو الجفرِ أَقوى مِنهُمُ فَفَدافِدُه
5. The poundings of one with mange as if its muleteer
With it we play one whose love is beautiful, its cots
٥. فَدَهماءُ مَرضوضٍ كَأَنَّ عِراضَها
بِها نَضوُ مَحذوفٍ جَميلٍ مَحافِدُه
6. Her songs grew faint and her companion grew still
From Adham protected old his covenants
٦. تَعفَّت مَغانيها وَخَفَّ أَنيسُها
مِن أَدهَمَ مَحروسٍ قَديمٍ مَعاهِدُه
7. An Iraqi who wears a gown and yashmak
Iraq his abode not far from it his cots
٧. عِراقِيَةٌ تَحتَلُّ غَولاً فَعَسعَسا
مَحَلُّ العِراقِ دارُها ما تُباعِدُه