1. تَنادى آلُ بَثنَةَ بِالرَواحِ

    وَقَد تَرَكوا فُؤادَكَ غَيرَ صاحِ

    Bathna’s kin called to one another to depart,

    And they have left your heart no longer sober.

  2. فَيا لَكَ مَنظَراً وَمَسيرَ رَكبٍ

    شَجاني حينَ أَبعَدَ في الفَياحِ

    Ah, what a sight, and what a caravan’s journey,

    That grieved me as it went far into the open plains!

  3. وَيا لَكِ خُلَّةً ظَفِرَت بِعَقلي

    كَما ظَفِرَ المُقامِرُ بِالقِداحِ

    And oh, what a beloved you are, who has captured my mind,

    As the gambler wins with the lot-arrows.

  4. أُريدُ صَلاحَها وَتُريدُ قَتلي

    وَشَتّى بَينَ قَتلي وَالصَلاحِ

    I desire her well-being, while she desires my death,

    And how far apart are my death and well-being!

  5. لَعَمرُ أَبيكِ لا تَجِدينَ عَهدي

    كَعَهدِكِ في المَوَدَّةِ وَالسَماحِ

    By your father’s life, you will not find my fidelity

    Like yours in affection and generosity.

  6. وَلَو أَرسَلتِ تَستَهدينَ نَفسي

    أَتاكِ بِها رَسولُكِ في سَراحِ

    And if you sent to ask for my soul as a gift,

    Your messenger would bring it to you unhindered.