أَرَّقتني تَلومُني أُمُّ بَكرٍ

بَعدَ هَدءٍ وَاللَومُ قَد يؤذيني

The mother of Bakr blamed me, after calm,

And blame can hurt me.

حَذَّرَتني الزَمانَ ثُمَّتَ قالَت

لَيسَ هَذا الزَمانُ بالمأمونِ

She warned me of time, then she said:

This time is not to be trusted.

قُلتُ لَمّا هَبَّت تُحَذِّرُني الدَه

رَ دَعي اللَومَ عَنكِ وَاِستَبقيني

I said, when the soul warned me of the occurrence of misfortunes:

Leave off blame from you, and keep me.

إِنَّ ذا الجودِ وَالمَكارِمِ إِبرا

هيمَ يَعنيهِ كُلُّ ما يَعنيني

Indeed, this generosity and nobility

Concerns him whatever concerns me.

قَد خَبَرناهُ في القَديمِ فَألفَي

نا مَواعيدَهُ كَعَينِ اليَقينِ

We have known him in the past, so we became accustomed

To his promises, as the eye of certainty.

قُلتُ ما قُلتُ لِلَّذي هُوَ حَقٌّ

مُستَبينٌ لا لِلَّذي يُعطيني

I said what I said about one who is true,

Evident, not about one who gives me.

نَضَحَت أَرضَنا سَماؤُكَ بَعدَ ال

جَدبِ مِنها وَبَعدَ سوءِ الظُنونِ

Our land poured forth its rain from your sky after barrenness,

And after the evil suspicions.

فَرَعَينا آثارَ غَثيٍ هَراقَت

هُ يَدا مُحكَمِ القُوى مَيمونِ

So we pastured on the traces of a downpour shed

By the hand of the Firm of Strength, the Securer.