جَرَيتُ مَعَ الصِبا طَلقَ العَتيقِ

وَهانَ عَلَيَّ مَأثورُ الفُسوقِ

I roamed with the morning breeze, free and unconfined,

And the inherited traditions of corruption disgusted me.

وَجَدتُ أَلَذَّ عارِيَةِ اللَيالي

قِرانَ النَغمِ بِالوَتَرِ الخَفوقِ

I found the sweetest intimacy in the bareness of the nights

When melody wedded the pulsating string.

وَمُسمِعَةً إِذا ما شِئتُ غَنَّت

مَتى نَزَلَ الأَحِبَّةُ بِالعَقيقِ

And whenever I wished, she sang for me,

When the loved ones camped at Al-Aqiq.