وَغَيثٍ تَأَلَّفَهُ نَوؤُهُ

فَأَلبَسَهُ غلَلاً أَربَدا

And a rain cloud which his stars have befriended

Has clothed him in ice chains, chill and unbending,

تَظَلُّ الرِياحُ تَهادى بِهِ

إِذا ما تَحَيَّرَ أَو عَرَّدا

The winds blow gently, cradling him tender,

Whene’er he strays uncertain or meandering,

صَدوقُ المَخيلَةِ داني الظِلا

لِ قَد وَعَدَ الأَرضَ أَن تَرغَدا

Trustworthy of imagination, nearby shade,

For he has promised the land ease and plentitude,

كَأَنَّ تَوالِيَةُ بِالعَرا

ءِ أَهوى إِلى الجَلمَدِ الجَلمَدا

As if the Pleiades in empty sky displayed

Yearned for the solid ice, the hardened magnitude,

تَداعى تَميمٍ غَداةَ الجِفا

رِ تَدعو زُرارَةَ أَو مَعبَدا

Tamim tribe gathered after frost had parted,

Calling on Zurarah or Ma’bad.