1. ثَنَت طَرفَها عَنّي نَوارُ وَأَعرَضَتْ

    وَلِلرَّكبِ بَينَ المأزَمَينِ ضَجيجُ

    Nawar averted her gaze from me and turned away,

    while the caravan clamored between the two mountain passes.

  2. وَما ذاكَ إِلّا مِن عِتابٍ نَبَذتُهُ

    إِلَيها عَلى ذُعرٍ وَنَحنُ حَجيجُ

    And that was only because of a reproach I had flung

    at her in fear, while we were pilgrims.

  3. وَقُلتُ لَها كَم تَهجُرينَ وَعَيشُنا

    لَهُ زَهَرٌ يُصبِي القُلوبَ بَهيجُ

    And I said to her, “How long will you shun me, when our life

    has a lovely bloom that captivates hearts?”

  4. فَقالَت مَعي إِن زُرتُ ما يُوقِظُ العِدا

    وَهُم كالأُسودِ الغُلبِ حينَ تَهيجُ

    Then she said, “If I visit, I carry what awakens the foes,

    and they are like thick-necked lions when they rage.

  5. فَلِلحَلْيِ لا عَزَّ الدَنانيرُ رَنَّةٌ

    وَلِلمسكِ لا عاشَ الظِباءُ أَريجُ

    For jewelry—may dinars never prosper!—has a ringing sound,

    and musk—may gazelles perish!—has a fragrance.”