صباحكِ واسْلمي عنا أُماما

تحيّةَ وامِقٍ وعِمِي ظَلاما

Good morning to you, convey greetings from us openly,

A greeting of a steadfast lover and a blind obsession,

بَرَهْرَهَةٌ يحارُ الطَّرف فيها

كَحُقَّةِ تاجِرٍ شُدَّتْ خِتاما

Dazzling confusion that makes the eyes wander,

Like a merchant's seal pulled tight.

فإِنْ تُمْسِ ابْنَةُ السَّهْمِيِّ منّا

بَعيداً لاتُكَلِّمنا كَلاما

If the daughter of Sahmi ignores us,

Stay far, do not speak to us at all,

فَإنَّك لاِ مَحالةَ أنْ تَرَيْني

ولو أَمْستْ حِبالُكُم رِماما

For surely you will see me again,

Even if your ropes are worn out.

بناجِيَة اِلقوائمِ عَيْسَجورٍ

تَدَارَكَ نِيُّها عاماً فعاما

A yearning lover at Al-Quwaim's tent,

His passion makes up for a year after a year,

سلِي عنِّى إذا اغْبرَّتْ جُمادى

وكان طعامُ ضيِفهِم الثِّماما

Ask about me when Jumada is covered in dust,

And their guest's food is bran.

ألسنا عِصْمَةَ الأضياف حتى

يُضَحَّى مالُهمْ نَفَلاً تُواما

Are we not the protection of guests until

Their money is sacrificed freely as donations?

أبي ربَعَ الفوارِسَ يومَ داجٍ

وعمِّي مالِكٌ وضع السِّهاما

My father the chief of horsemen on a gloomy day,

And my uncle Malik who aims the arrows.

فلو صَاحَبْتنِا لَرَضِيتِ مِنَّا

إذا لمْ تغبِقِ المائةُ الغلاما

If you befriend us, you will be pleased with us,

When the youth does not surpass a hundred.