زَيدٌ مائِتٌ كَمَدَ الحُبارى

إِذا ظَعِنَت لَطيفَةُ أَو مُلِمُّ

Zaid has two hundred like the warp threads

When the delicate or frowning one coos

تَبَنَّتهُ فَقالَ وَأَنتِ أُمّي

فَأَنّى بَعدَها لَكَ زَيدُ أُمُّ

She captivates him, so he said while you are my mother

How after her, Zaid, can you be a mother to me?

تَرُمُّ مَتاعَهُ وَتَزيدُ فيهِ

وَصاحِبُنا لِضَيعَتِها مِضَمُّ

She cast aside his wares and adds to them

While our friend is intent on her loss

سَتَلقى بَعدَها شَرّاً وَضُرّاً

وَتُقصى إِن قَرُبتَ فَلا تُضَمُّ

She will meet after it harm and affliction

And be driven away if you draw near so do not be brought together

وَتَلقاكَ المَلامَةُ كُلَّ وَجهٍ

سَلَكتَ وَيَنتَحي حالَيكَ ذَمُّ

And blame will meet you from every face

Whichever way you turn, and your state will be dispraised