1. وَأَيدي الهَدايا ما رَأَيتُ مُعاتِباً

    مِنَ الناسِ إِلّا السعاعِدِيَّةِ أَجمَلُ

    By the forelegs of the sacrificial beasts, I have seen no reproacher

    Among people more gracious than al-Saʿāʿidiyya.

  2. وَقَد أَخطَأَتني يَومَ بَطحاءِ مَعمَرُ

    لَها كِفَفٌ تَصطادُ فيها وَأَحبُلُ

    And she missed me that day at Batḥāʾ Maʿmar;

    She has nets in which she hunts, and ropes.

  3. وَقَد قالَ أَهلي حينَ كُنّيتُ كُنيَةً

    أَبا الجَونِ فَاِكسَب مِثلَها حينَ تَرحَلُ

    And my family said when I was given a byname:

    “Abū al-Jawn, so earn its like when you depart.”

  4. وَإِن باتَ إيضاعي بِأَمرِ مَسَرَّةٍ

    لَكُنَّ فَما تَسخَطنَ في العَيشِ أَطوَلُ

    And if my hurried riding by night is a source of joy

    For you, then what you resent in life lasts longer.