1. Did you not see me call out to Salma, though below her
Was land enough to tire the camels of caravans?
١. أَلَم تَرَني نادَيتُ سَلماً وَدونَهُ
مِنَ الأَرضِ ما يُنضي البِغالَ النَواجِيا
2. I said to her, "Grant me, daughter of my mother, your son -
I see no nobler traits enduring in this world."
٢. فَقُلتُ لَهُ هَب لي اِبنَ أُمّي فَلا أَرى
عَلى الدَهرِ يا سَلمَ المَكارِمِ باقِيا
3. She said, "Yes, take him." But my right hand did not accept him
Until my left hand cried out for him.
٣. فَقالَ نَعَم خُذهُ فَما أَقبَلَت بِهِ
يَمينِيَ حَتّى أَصرَخَتها شِمالِيا