1. صبرت للهجر عن اُنسي بقربهمُ

    وخانني الصبر اِذ زُمَّتْ جِمالهمُ

    I endured estrangement, deprived of the solace of their nearness;

    And patience betrayed me when their camels were bridled.

  2. وكنتُ مسكنَ ظبيٍ قبل بَيْنِهُم

    واليومَ مسكنهُ ودوني رِحالُهُمُ

    I was a gazelle's dwelling before their departure;

    And remain its dwelling today, though their camel-saddles stand between us.

  3. رموا فاصْموا ومن أصمت رماتُهمُ

    يودُّ لو عاودتْ تُصْمي نبالهمُ

    They shot and slew outright, and whoever their archers slew

    Longs for their arrows to return and slay him again.

  4. فليتَ قُربهمُ باقٍ على نَظَري

    واِن عداني على رغمي وصالُهمُ

    If only their nearness remained within my sight,

    Even if union with them eluded me against my will.