1. بَكى حُرَيبٌ فَوَقِّرهُ بِتَعزِيَةٍ

    ماتَ اِبنُ نِهيا وَقَد كانا شَريكَينِ

    Hurayb wept, so honor him with condolences.

    Ibn Nihya died, and the two had been partners.

  2. تَفاوَضا حينَ شابا في نِسائِهِما

    وَحَلَّلا كُلَّ شَيءٍ بَينَ رِجلَينِ

    When they grew gray, they shared their wives,

    And declared everything between two legs lawful.

  3. أَمسى حُرَيبٌ بِما أَسدى لَهُ وَغَدا

    كَراكِبِ اِثنَينِ يَرجو قُوَّةَ اِثنَينِ

    Hurayb, through what he had bestowed on him, spent evening and morning

    Like one riding two, hoping for the strength of two,

  4. حَتّى إِذا أَخذا في غَيرِ وَجهِهِما

    تَفَرَّقا وَهَوى بَينَ الطَريقَينِ

    Until, when the two turned from their course,

    They parted, and he fell between the two paths.