يا لَيتَ أَنّي وَسُبَيعاً في الغَنَم

يا لَيتَ أَنّي وَسُبَيعاً في الغَنَم

وَالخَرجُ مِنها فَوقَ كَرّازٍ أَجَم

وَالخَرجُ مِنها فَوقَ كَرّازٍ أَجَم

Oh, would that Subayʿ and I were among the sheep,

Oh, would that I were a dog amid the flock

And the saddlebags were on a hornless pack ram from the flock.

Roaming above a water-drawer sublime