لَعَمرُكَ ما تَستَطيعُ الغُمُوضا

وَكَيفَ ادِّكارُكَ ما لَن يَغيضا

By your life you cannot be obscure

And how could I forget what will not subside

وَلا مِنهُمُ نائِلٌ عاجِلٌ وَلا

بِالفُرُوضِ جَزَونا قُرُوضا

None of them achieves swiftly or

With obligations they repay us loans

فَقُلتُ لِهِندٍ وَتِربٍ لَها

دَعاني وَغَيري بِهَذا فَرُوضا

So I said to Hind and Tirb for her

Who called me and others for this loan

فَدَيتُكِ مِن كاعِبٍ ناعِمٍ

تُقَلِّبُ لِلدَّلِّ طَرفاً غَضيضا

I ransom you from a tender companion

Who turns to the guide a moist eye

تَقُولُ مَرَضتُ فَما عُدتَني

وَكَيفَ يَعُودُ مَرِيضٌ مَرِيضا

You say I was ill, so you did not visit me

And how can a sick one visit a sick