أَرِقتُ لِبَرقٍ كَمَتنِ الحُسا

مِ يَبدو مِراراً وَيَخفى مِرارا

I was kept awake by lightning like the winking eyes of a doe

That appears and disappears repeatedly

كَأَنَّ الصَّباحَ أًتى زائِراً

إِلى اللَّيلِ ثُمَّ تَوَلّى فِرارا

As though dawn had come to visit the night, then hurried away in flight

The camels say, wearied of a group that has lost its way upon them:

تَقولُ المَطايا وَقَد عَزَّها

لِرَكبٍ تَهادوا عَلَيهِ حَيارى

“Come to generosity! The clan of Amer has kindled in the darkness of night a fire.”

هَلُمُّوا إِلى الجودِ قَد أَوقَدَت

بَنو عامِرٍ في دُجا اللَّيلِ نارا