وَمُستَنبِحٍ تَستَكشِطُ الريحُ ثَوبَهُ

لِيَسقُطَ عَنهُ وَهوَ بِالثَوبِ مُعصِمُ

The wind tears off his garment

To let it fall while he's still wrapped in the robe

عَوى في سَوادِ اللَيلِ بَعدَ اِعتِسافِهِ

لِيَنبحَ كَلبٌ أَو لِيَفزَعَ نُوَّمُ

He wandered in the black night after confessing

So a dog may bark or a sleeper may awaken

فَجاوَبَهُ مُستَسمِعُ الصَوتِ لِلقرى

لَهُ مَعَ إِتيانِ المُهِبِّينَ مَطعَمُ

The one who listens for sounds to guide to the villages answered him

Though the raiders' arrival gives him sustenance

يَكادُ إِذا ما أَبصَرَ الضَيفَ مُقبِلاً

يُكَلِّمُهُ مِن حُبِّهِ وَهوَ أَعجَمُ

When he sees the guest approaching, he almost

Speaks to him out of love though he is a foreigner