1. To whom do the ruins of al-Brdaan belong,
Where I spent a morning during the departure of the camels?

2. If you asked the house of 'Alwah whether it would answer you,
Or whether any but the eloquent would answer you,

3. Since the misfortune befell Afeen then its ravens
Began wandering between the guests' dwellings,

4. Indeed, the guest stays there generously hosted
As long as he wishes between platters and bowls

5. I visited 'Alwah in Iraq and its people,
From first light to Najraan,

6. I found my way to you between the disheveled hair which has been loosened,
And thrown by the cities - victims of disasters,

7. Lying down on the forearms of every smooth mount, emaciated like the tendons of the arteries,
I visited while in my eyelids and the eyelids of Muhanndi weakness and slumber,

8. On cushions resembling gems to make them perfect Jewels that charm gazelles with their glances,
Scents waft from them as if they carry musk mice in the caskets, They smiled coyly and I almost drank that coolness were it not for shyness and fear of The Compassionate,

9. They give license in sleep for union and have Often boiled grapes for the sober, Then I awoke and saw no Yemenis
Except Suhayl continually twinkling.

10. So I called upon my companions and the lightest sleeper amongst them awoke leaning as the drunkards sway.
Then I straightened myself on the saddlebags of a jade camel bending like an archers curved bow,

11. Their necks hang low from extreme fatigue collars on collars,
Indeed strangers have wounded you and you still Have your heart wounded early in the morning by their departure .

12. They traveled in the morning each group; processions and military bands processions, They grazed the war zone until its humps flowed over their backs,
From their softness, like rain upon travelers,

13. They hastily bid us farewell before dawn and the cawing of crows
And they let the tears for separation flow so two flows of tears and sorrows met, You ask now about their houses and their people Or whether aught but one with a voice will answer you,

14. None remains there but disheveled ruins worn away Like bracelets made of cypresses,
I knew them as the refuge of one in fear,

15. As security for one fought and paradise for a transgressor, O 'Alwah if fate with its rule separates us
And each of the two has parted ways!

16. Then replace me as a companion deserved To strike the skulls of peers if you wish!
Do not make me like the herder of a small flock Buying camels with a horse!

17. Or a man who once spilled his waterskin at the mirage Of an apparition with misleading glitter.
The waters part then fail his vision,

18. And likewise is the mirage, deceiver of the thirsty!
It would not have harmed you had you been True to an appointment and added recommendation to this beauty With benevolence and

19. Concealed your love when it is a hidden flame As the flints hide firestarters! If the lover gives up his reins to the hands of the beloved I took my reins firmly in my hands. Damn the heart which has space for naught But love of so and so woman and so and so man,
If a man gets used to disgrace, tell me: What is the difference between dog and man?!

20. Death of the disgraced as their living and the hand of the noble Are alike whether paralyzed or severed! So if I survive, I will fulfil the wishes of my she-camel
With a bridle for every group, opposed

21. I hurl the saddles from which I will throw her goods
Where youth's saddlebags are thrown!

22. And if I survive and 'Unusl and Janna assist me, who were gifted with nobility by the Syrians, I would happen upon life after satisfaction That is pleasing and asking from others in improper time,
From Al-amir Gharib bin Muhammad,

23. King of kings and knight of knights! A king whom those that take pride revolve around his door As they would around the cube house (Ka'ba)
The light of guidance and the serenity of faith shine upon his pillows While his appearance gives his beloved good tidings of success before greeting and affection, His appearance gives him away even if his description were disguised Like the Franks when describing (Arab) men! God has placed some of His love for him in people's hearts So you will find him beloved in every garden (Paradise)

24. So humble before God - Praise be to Him! that if he wished He would level kings off their thrones! A king that debases himself voluntarily on battle days While debasement there is not like other debasements! So his right hand is for nobility and softness And his forehead for clarity and crowns!
I did not think horses get accustomed to saddlebags Until one appeared on the back of his steed! And if he grasps the pen to write, you will see in his writing,

25. The enemies' fire and friends' paradise! The pen, whose hissing is the words of his ideas Coming out of his ears! Wondrous that oceans flow in the palm of his hand! His palm, while they flow through every edifice! An arrow, if he feathers it with his fingers and shoots Hits the distinguished fighting men! It is a sharp sword by his nature Death and fate like poison and viper venom! Your palm has equipped him to offer advice and prohibition, Generosity, etiquette and clarity in speech!
It informs you of what lies in hearts as if Ink were poured in every garden!

26. So when your palm has saturated him as a scribe His logic has blinded the sun! There is kinship through nobility between us Not fathers or countries! We were suckled by the same knowledge And etiquette before suckling milk! So favour me with your wealth or prestige Or they are like the generous man's wealth and status! The moon is praised for its brightness and they say It earns from a second illuminator,
I do not see two men that differ Over generosity which was inherent in them! It shakes for good deeds and good behaviour To the most generous is like boughs shaking! Praise be to the hand of calamities,

27. For it is the rust of villains and polish of youths! It drew from you a bare sword in every direction, each with its own edge Like a lion except that unlike a lion Your neighbor dwells safely while The lion's neighbor does not feel secure! So make peace even if it vexes the envious Forever immortalizing the two days of departure and return! O Lord of an army the like of which You sufficed and horses stumble now upon the plains! With handsome features as if their locks Are doors without inhabitants! Offering himself boldly to death between refined (swords) and spearheads! His open wounds pour blood As the bucket of one watering the pasture gushes!
The slaves of money fell head first As the morning gale tilts the tips of branches! The burning heat slapped their foreheads and cheeks So it is as if they are painting themselves tar! Each dishevelled one from all directions has the night upon him with uncouth scruff, Howling so dogs bark as response Like a wolf that has howled at the top of Sil'man Mountain!

28. Your fire called him in exhaustion without articulation And weakness at the fluttering of flames! So he fell with his friends at your feet and found Death from you but your hands gave safety! And they became your servants through kindness And only the free are reclaimed through benevolence!
How many groups have you empowered so they ruled Kingdoms well in every place! Thanked you, exalted you with praise, and held As high above those you ruled by righteousness! Did you forget Ka'b bin Zuhayr and the gallant M'an bin Za'eedah brother of Shaybaan?! Leaving Hatem as loyal to you as the Lesser Bear Follows the Greater Bear constellation!

29. It hints with praise of overflow even if it is in a position Below where the two Moons (full & crescent) stand! Certain that immortalized praise Is best and that wealth is something fleeting
Or do the rain clouds compete with you in generosity With rains from your hands among crows?! But how can a town you run rivers in dry up While in its regions your hands are two seas?! And fate is an eye for which you, O man, are the eye lashes Without which an eye has no good! I assumed the best of you, so if you grant it May my tongue thank you as long as it speaks!