فقولا لباقي رَسم ميلاءَ باللوى

لوى الهضب بين المغرِ والمتخرم

Tell whoever remains of the charm of Mila passing by

The hills twist between the dunes and the rugged terrain

خيامٌ تهفُّ الريحُ في حجراتِها

ونيٌّ كطَوقِ الفضَّةِ المُتَفَصِّمِ

Tents fluttering in the wind within their rooms

Bent like a necklace of splintered silver

عليك السلام أيها الربعُ باللِّوى

وحييتَ مسؤولاً وإن لم تَكَلَّمِ

Peace be upon you, O quarter of Lia

You have greeted responsibly though you did not speak

بما كُنتَ إذ ميلاءُ ميلاءُ والنوى

جميعٌ وشعبُ الدارِ لم يتقسمِ

As Mila was once whole and ripe

All together and the people of the house were undivided

كما يتمنَّى من تمَنَّى ولا أرى

لياناً من الدنيا لحيٍّ بأنعُمِ

Just as whoever wished wished but I do not see

Any livelihood for the living with blessings

فإن يَخلُ من ميلاءَ ربعٌ فما خلا

بَنات الحَشَا من حُبِّها المتمنمم

If some parts of Mila are empty, it is not devoid

Of the daughters of Hasha from their concealed love

ولا عدلت ميلاءَ منذُ تباعدت

بها الدارُ من بِكرٍ ولا ذات قيِّمِ

Mila has not changed since it dispersed

Among it the house from old and the one with value

شعوفٌ بريا المسك تشفي من الجَوى

ومن يَرَها لا يشتكي السُقمَ يَسقَمِ

Dewy fragrant blossoms that heal agony

Whoever sees it will not complain of sickness even if sick

رَداحُ المُرَدَّى في اعتدالٍ كأنها

صَريمَةُ رَملٍ نُطِّقَت خُوطَ ساسَمِ

Flat sands in moderation as if

Articulate sands given the features of a bracelet

تَلوثُ خِمارَ القَزِّ في غَيرِ لبسةٍ

عَفَت والمُسَدَّى من يَمَانِ مُسَهَّمِ

She wears the Kazz without clothes

Chaste and heavily perfumed from Yemen

بأغيد عمهوجٍ ترى بَينَ

الاتحمي المنمنم

With palms bent over she is seen

Swaying gently

مُقدّاً يكادُ الطرفُ يبرق أن يَرَى

مناظِر مِنهُ حرَّةَ المُتَوسَّمِ

Glistening as if the eyes will shine when they see

Scenes from it, the heated brand

إذا ضحكت لم تنتهر وتبسمت

عن المي وعَن ذي فلجةٍ لم يُثلمِ

When she laughs she is not rebuked and when she smiles

From the water and from the one with an injury that was not harmed

له مائحيجلو القذَى عن متونه

مِنَ الضِّرو أو عُودِ الأراكِ المُقَوَّم

It has winds that blow the motes from its exterior

Of harm or straight and firm sticks

وداوية قفر يُغَنِّي بها الصدى

غِناءَ حمامِ الأيكَةِ المترنِّمِ

And a singer in the wilderness in which the echo sings

The cooing of the doves from the cote

سرينا بها من حُبِّ ميلاءَ بعدما

بلَونا عُلالاتِ المطيِّ المخزَّمِ

We walked through it out of love for Mila after

We tested the hardships of the preserved journey

لندنو من ميلاءَ أو نُعقَبَ الذي

قَضَينا فَنُجزى يَومَ بُؤسٍ بأَنعُمِ

To approach Mila or to be rewarded for what

We fulfilled so we may be rewarded on a day of misery with blessings

صَحا مَن تَصابى من لِداتِي وحُبُّها

شَرِيكُ المنايا سِيطَ بِاللَّحمِ والدَّمِ

It went well for whoever sought closeness and his love for it

Is a partner with death soaked with flesh and blood