Sol 6.1

  1. جَفَا ابْنُ أَبِي رُمَّانَةٍ وَجْهَ مَقدَمِي

    وَنَكَّبَ عَنِّي مُعْرِضاً وَتَحَامَانِي

    Ibn Abi Rummana gave my arrival a cold reception,

    And turned away from me in aversion, and shunned me.

  2. وَحَجَّبَ عَنِّي حُبَّهُ غَيْرَ جَاهِلٍ

    بِأَنِّي ضَيْفٌ وَالْمَبَرَّةُ مِنْ شَانِي

    And veiled his affection from me, though not unaware

    That I was a guest, and generosity was my way.

  3. وَلَكِنْ دَرَانِي مَغْربيّاً مُحَقِّقاً

    وَأَنَّ طَعَامِي لَمْ يَكُنْ حبَّ رُمَّانِ

    But he knew me to be a true Maghrebi,

    And that my food was not pomegranate seeds.