1. دَعاني فَصاد اللحظ للقَلب صائِد

    وَما هُوَ الا للقلوب مصائد

    He called me, and his glance, a hunter, captured my heart;

    it is nothing but snares for hearts.

  2. دهتني من الغزلان عين كَحيلة

    كأن عيون الغانيات مكائد

    A kohl-dark eye among the gazelles assailed me;

    the eyes of beautiful women seem like ambushes.

  3. دنان الطلى وَالعود للناس فتنة

    اذا حركتها الناهِدات الوَلائد

    Wine jars and the oud enchant people

    when full-breasted maidens set them stirring.

  4. دموعي وَقَلبي يشهد لي عَلى الأَسى

    ولكن فؤادي غاب وَالدمع شاهد

    My tears and my heart testify to my sorrow;

    yet my heart is absent, while my tears bear witness.

  5. دمي لا ترى سفك الدمآء بشرعها

    حراماً فكل يكسر الجفن عامد

    My blood—she does not deem bloodshed, under her law,

    unlawful; each deliberately half-closes an eyelid.

  6. دوائي رَحيق الريق من كل أَهيف

    كذاك حَريق القَلب يطفيه بارِد

    My remedy is the nectar of every slender beloved’s saliva;

    thus something cool quenches the heart’s fire.

  7. دَواعي التَصابي قادَت الروح للجَفا

    فَلا القَلب مُرتاح وَلا الطرف راقد

    The urges of youthful dalliance led my soul into estrangement;

    neither my heart rests nor my eyes sleep.

  8. دياري عفت بعد البعاد فكيف لي

    هجوع وَقَد أَودى الأنام تباعد

    My dwellings have fallen desolate since our separation; how can I

    sleep, when separation has brought people to ruin?

  9. دعيت السَقيم الصبّ ما بين معشري

    وَملَّ طَبيبي جانبي وَالعوائد

    Among my companions I was called the lovesick sufferer;

    my physician and visiting women tired of my bedside.

  10. دنوى اليهم لا يرام لأنه

    اذا عظم المَطلوب قلّ المساعد

    Drawing near to them is unattainable, because

    the greater the thing sought, the fewer the helpers.

  11. دقاق القنا دون القدود اذا انثنت

    فَكَم مائس منها دَهاني وَمائد

    Slender spears fall short of their figures when they bend;

    how many a swaying, languid figure among them has overwhelmed me!

  12. دمائي مباح وَالوصال محرم

    وَهَذا قياس في الصبابة فاسد

    My blood is lawful to shed, while union is forbidden;

    this is faulty reasoning in love.

  13. دراري دراري الثغر في ليل شعرهم

    بها يَهتَدي للرشف ظام وَقاصد

    Bright stars—the bright stars of their mouths amid the night of their hair—

    guide the thirsty one and the seeker toward a kiss.

  14. دلالا جفوا هَذا الكَئيب وَما وفوا

    بوعد وكلّ بالتَواصل واعد

    In coyness they shunned this sorrowful man and did not fulfill

    a promise, though each promised loving communion.

  15. دياجى قتام الحرب كَم قد جلوتها

    بعضب به ضوء الصباح يشاهد

    How often I have dispelled the darkness of battle’s dust

    with a keen sword in which morning’s light is seen.

  16. دوامأ تهاب الشوس مني لدى الوغى

    روام اذا صلت لها الهام ساجد

    The fierce warriors forever dread, from me amid battle,

    striking weapons before which heads bow when they attack.

  17. درأت بمهرى في صدور مقانب

    وَسَيفي شهاب ان تطرّق مارد

    I thrust my colt against the fronts of cavalry companies;

    my sword is a shooting star whenever a rebel intrudes.

  18. دَليلي عَلى هَذا اِنتسابي لماجد

    فَفي عزمه يوم الجدال أُجالد

    My proof of this is my allegiance to a noble man;

    through his resolve I fight on the day of combat.

  19. دَبيس الأَيادي حاتم الجود أَحمد

    وَمن عنده دون الأَنام عوائد

    Ahmad: Dubays in benefactions, Hatim in generosity,

    the one whose gifts surpass those of all people.

  20. دَعاني ليستقصى المرام بجده

    كَريم زكت منه جدود وَوالد

    He summoned me so that my aim might be fully attained through his diligence—

    a generous man whose forefathers and father were noble.

  21. دخان قتام الحرب لا يستفزه

    وَلا نارها ان فرّ من ذاكَ واقد

    The smoke of battle’s dust does not unsettle him,

    nor does its fire, even when its kindler flees.

  22. دروع العدا تخشى بَريق سيوفه

    فمن برقها كم ذاب من ذاكَ جامد

    The enemy’s armor fears the gleam of his swords;

    how much solid armor has melted beneath their lightning!

  23. دهاة من الاعراب تَحتاج رأيه

    اذا صار في بعض الامور تضادد

    Astute men among the Bedouins need his counsel

    when disagreement arises over certain matters.

  24. دَفعنا به كيد الخطوب فَلَم نزل

    بأمن اذا جارَ الزَمان المعاند

    Through him we warded off calamities’ schemes and remained

    secure whenever hostile time dealt unjustly with us.

  25. دلفنا اليه طالبين نواله

    فَعارضنا قبل النَوال فوائد

    We approached him seeking his bounty;

    benefits met us even before his gifts.

  26. درسنا علوماً من بديع صفاته

    وَكَم عنده فضل طَريف وَتالد

    We learned whole sciences from his wondrous qualities;

    how much excellence he possesses, newly acquired and inherited!

  27. دهمت جيوش المادردين بأدهم

    اذا جال في الميدان فرّ المطارد

    You charged the rebel armies on a black steed;

    when it ranges across the field, the pursuer flees.

  28. دحرت عَفاريت الطغاة فَلَم تَزَل

    لأهل الخنا طول الزَمان تباعد

    You routed the tyrants’ demons and have ever

    kept the people of depravity at a distance.

  29. دعآء الغلامي كل يوم مكرَّر

    فَلا زلت في سعد وَيمنك زائد

    Al-Ghulami’s prayer is repeated every day:

    may you ever remain fortunate, and may your good fortune increase.