1. Two she-camels that we could find no match for,
Have adorned your meadow, O Aziz, a beautiful meadow.

2. The Pleiades came in their glory at the end of night,
Bestowing generously upon them, following with more.

3. When the Abode of Aziz was adorned, I could not find
In the first adornment, two nights of union like it.

4. Oh, would that I knew - and events are all confusion -
When will the days gather a day in which we are united?

5. How can one reach Al-Hajibiyah, journeys beyond count,
When it has surpassed the date palms in distance?

6. So O Aziz if a slanderer slanders me to you,
Do not honor him by saying to him "Welcome!"

7. Just as if a slanderer slandered your love among us
We would say "Begone! Neither close nor easy."

8. So welcome, and easy access, to the one who tied our bond,
And no welcome to the one who cut its rope.

9. Has not the time come, O heart, for me to leave foolishness,
And for old age to bring wisdom to me?

10. When my head has become as if
A decorated spindle were set upon it.

11. And we who were banned from all of Tihama,
From Nuq Al-Kharar to Al-Dumuth's plains.

12. With every brave knight, his sword flashing,
And every elegant camel decked in necklaces.

13. Darts that fly like eagles when unleashed,
And if held back from their setting they are restless.

14. Dishevelled hair covers them like sieves, all of them
Count as generous, not cowardly or treacherous.

15. In their hands, lances, and over them
Long coats like those of Pharaoh, plaited.

16. We see ourselves as honorable, while others,
Our enemies, claim to see no equals to us.

17. We fight people, capturing their women,
Imprisoning them, and inflicting death.

18. So reason is taken from us, not our blood,
And we refuse, not drawing reason from our blood.

19. The columns of soldiers strike our lines
Until we force them back disgracefully.

20. I stationed it in a house, laden with fear,
The branches of lofty trees honoring its load.

21. I distanced it from hearing, perfumed it,
Increased its patience, and distanced it from ignorance.

22. I say to the guest, "Welcome and greetings!"
I shelter my neighbor and broaden the mountain.

23. So ask about my people every bare knight,
And ask about sheep kept at Dhumra or Sakhal.

24. They are all equal, like the teeth of a donkey,
No elder among them has virtue over a youth.

25. Nor did a ewe of Dhumra think herself
Other than a horned goat, that she have a husband.

26. So convey to Az-Zhafira' that ignorance is her name,
And whoever errs will not lack reproach for his error.