1. O my friend, tell us in our old age,
Has he turned to the remedies of the physician?

2. He who faced matters alone was neither wise nor struck,
Indeed we do not ask for the hated,

3. He turns away from falsehood and lies,
So consult an advisor, though crafty,

4. For there is fortune in obeying the crafty advisor,
Disaster may strike the lad who obeyed his brother,

5. And compliance with women is no stroke of luck,
And Ka'ab of the family of Sa'd ibn Bakr,

6. Whose eyelids captivated me at sunset,
She says, "You were wary of people about us

7. I never feared them in chastity."
No - and whoever praises the pilgrims, he has what

8. Was not my thought, fearing the watchman's eye,
Except the Imam restrained me from

9. You, so say about his sin, not my sins,
My heart is like a wing towards those

10. Who stay up worshipping while you do not answer,
If the lad could fly, I would fly

11. From yearning, returning to the yearning beloved,
If I meet one who takes my longing from me

12. I would travel between youth and the south wind,
So she wept the weeping of the grieved, and said,

13. "Every life is farewell before long,"
You were my soul that I sacrificed, so show kindness,

14. Enjoy your bounty without causing harm,
If you asked the scholars about me, they would say

15. "Repent to God from the harshness of the beloved,"
My soul overcame me against you, though you are

16. A refugee in the shade of a tottering kingdom,
How can I hope for a day like my day at the stony tracts

17. And our days at the ridge of Al-Kathib,
When we lead the cattle and compete in running,

18. And passion comes at sunset,
Our destinies are like two hands joined

19. This to this in affection and purity,
Handling properly and touching truth

20. When we are alone we see them inseparable,
So that time has passed and left

21. A time that amazed us with wonders,
Peace be upon you, you lodged in the kingdom while I wasted away

22. Like a stranger struck with affliction,