صَدَّتْ مُجانِبَةً نُوَارُ

ونَأى بِجانِبِها ازْوِرارُ

The meeting was renounced by Nuwar

And she turned aside with disdain

ورَأتْ ثِيابي قَدْ غَدَتْ

وكَأَنَّها دِمَنٌ قِفارُ

She saw my clothes had faded

As if made of old ragged cloth

يا هَذِهِ إِنْ رُحْتُ في

خَلَقٍ فَما في ذَلِكَ عَارُ

O she, if I walk among people

There is in that no shame

هَذي المُدامُ هي الحَيا

ةُ قَميصُها خَزَفٌ وقارُ

This drinking is life itself

Its garment, dignified earthenware