دَعَا صُرَدٌ يَوماً عَلَى عُودِ شَوحَطٍ

وصاحَ بِذاتِ البَينِ مِنها غُرابُها

A sparrow called out one day on shoots of artemisia

And shouted to her who was separated from him, to his raven

فَقُلتُ أَتَصريدٌ وشَحطٌ وغُربَةٌ

فَهَذا لَعَمري نَأيُها واغترِابها

So I said, a sparrow and artemisia and separation -

By my life, this is indeed her remoteness and estrangement