Sol 6.1

  1. ذَكَرَ العُذَيب فَضَلَّ مِن أَشواقِهِ

    يَتَنَفَّسُ الصُعَداءَ دونَ رِفاقِهِ

    He recalled al-ʿUdhayb and lost himself in longing,

    heaving deep sighs apart from his companions.

  2. وَغَدا مِنَ الرُقَباءِ فيهِ بِلَوعَةٍ

    بِسِوى الحِجازِ وَذاكَ عَينُ نِفاقِهِ

    And, because of those watching him, he displays burning longing

    for somewhere other than the Hijaz—sheer dissembling on his part.

  3. يا سَعدُ لي قَلبُ أَسيرٌ في الهَوى

    عَرِّج عَساكَ تَهُمُّ في إِطلاقِهِ

    O Saʿd, I have a heart held captive by love.

    Turn aside; perhaps you will think of setting it free.

  4. أُفدي المُخَيِّمَ بِالعِراقِ وَإِن جَنى

    ذاكَ الغَرامُ عَلى حَشا عُشّاقِهِ

    I would ransom the one encamped in Iraq, even if

    that passion has ravaged the hearts of his lovers.

  5. أَلِفَت مُصاحَبَتي الحَمامَ كَأَنَّما

    عَلَّمتُهُنَّ النَوحَ بَعدَ فِراقِهِ

    The doves have grown accustomed to my company, as though

    I taught them lamentation after parting from him.