1. شام بالابرق ومض البرق لاحا

    فانثنى يطوي الفيافي والبطاحا

    He espied at al-Abraq the lightning's flash as it gleamed.

    Then he turned, traversing the deserts and broad plains.

  2. طربٌ ما ناح قمريٌّ على

    فننٍ الا واشجاه نواحا

    He was impassioned: no turtledove mourned upon

    a bough without its lament filling him with sorrow.

  3. واذا ما نسمت من عالج

    نسمات تنعش القلب ارتياحا

    And whenever there wafted from ʿĀlij

    breezes that revived the heart with delight,

  4. هاج تذكاراً لذياك الحمى

    وصبا شوقا مساء وصباحا

    he was stirred by remembrance of that sanctuary,

    and yearned with longing, evening and morning.

  5. من مجيري من ظبي لحظ الظبا

    اثخنت الحاظها القلب جراحا

    Who will shield me from a gazelle with a sword-edged gaze?

    Her glances have inflicted deep wounds on the heart.

  6. ما لقلبي والجوى مهما يكن

    طالباً للسلم ناداه كفاحا

    What has my heart to do with love's torment? Whenever it is

    seeking peace, that torment calls it to combat.