1. When I saw my soul seeking
Resolute things beyond my ribs,

2. My she-camel refused anything but more, and my desire was only for increase,
For generosity is not of its traits, nor exaltation.

3. A man not made happy by the world he attains,
Nor broken by the tribulations of fate.

4. My mount did not gain increase, nor meet
Ziyad, that I might delight my companion's eyes in his return.

5. Oh, would that my two servants unbridle it
When my she-camel takes me to Ibn Rabi'a.

6. More - though it reach the more - it came to
A man who does not waste his building of glory.

7. It was raised by the people of Deyyan in a lofty tribe,
To a lineage, with the heavens, of high renown.

8. And my friend, before the authority he gained,
I know not by what making.

9. God will decide for us - God is able
Upon all silent property and crops.

10. And were it not for my hope, your overflowing palms would not return
To estrangement, our companionship to renewal.

11. A prince, and of close ties, and both intercede for us
To him, along with the Deyyan, best intercessors.

12. The Deyyan were adornment for their people,
And pillars of a massive camp, impregnable.

13. Khadij and Al-Najashi were among them,
Possessors of delicious favors, of spreading munificence.

14. The two sought out the finest poetry until it gifted them
With pleasure and intimacy in intimate conversation.