1. سَقى الرَّملَ مِن أَجفانِ عَينيَّ وَالحَيا

    وَثَغرِ سُلَيمَى الدَّمعُ وَالقَطرُ وَالظَّلْمُ

    May the sand be watered—from my eyelids, the rain,

    and Sulayma’s mouth—by tears, raindrops, and cool saliva.

  2. فَما بِهوىً بَينَ الضُّلوعِ أُجِنُّهُ

    لِغَيرِ هُذَيمٍ صاحِبي أَو لَهُ عِلمُ

    So the love I conceal between my ribs is known neither

    to anyone other than Hudhaym, my companion, nor to him.

  3. وَقَد كُنتُ أَلقى عِندَهُ كُلَّ غادَةٍ

    حَصانٍ لَها في قَومِها شَرَفٌ ضَخمُ

    And I used to meet at his place every graceful maiden,

    chaste, of great standing among her people.

  4. نأَت فَدُموعي اللُّؤلؤُ النَّثرُ بَعدَها

    وَلي قَبلَهُ مِن ثَغرِها اللُّؤلؤُ النَّظْمُ

    She went far away; after her departure, my tears are scattered pearls.

    And before that, mine were the strung pearls of her mouth.

  5. وَكانَتْ لَيالينا قِصاراً عَلى الحِمَى

    فَلَستُ بِناسيهِنَّ ما طَلَعَ النَّجمُ

    And our nights at the protected pasture were short;

    so I shall not forget them as long as the stars rise.