سَأَتكَ وَقَد أَجَدَّ بِها البُكورُ

غَداةَ البَينِ مِن أَسماءَ عيرُ

I yearned for her when dawn's first light appeared

On the day we parted, names of place unclear

إِذا شَرِبَت بِبَيدَحَ فَاِستَمَرَّت

ظَعائِنُها عَلى الأَنهابِ زورُ

When she drank from Baydah, she lingered on

Her camels grazing by each watering weir

كَأَنَّ حُمولَها بِمَلا تَريمٍ

سَفينٌ بِالشُعَيبَةِ ما تَسيرُ

Their loads like ships that cannot steer

Past craggy Shaybah on the left draw near

قَوارِضُ هُضبِ شابَةَ عَن يَسارٍ

وَعَن أَيمانِها بِالمَحوِ قورُ

And rocky outcrops block the way, right here

You'll not forget, though longing will increase

فَلَستَ بِزائِلٍ تَزدادُ شَوقاً

إِلى أَسماءَ ما سَمَرَ السَميرُ

For names and days when we would persevere

Can you forget when you bid her farewell

أَتَنسى إِذ تُوَدِّعُ وَهيَ بادٍ

مُقَلَّدُها كَما بَرَقَ الصَبيرُ

Adorned as with lightning's brilliant flare?

Our tryst with her is in 'Ufayriyat

وَمَحبِسُنا لَها بِعُفارِياتٍ

لِيَجمَعَنا وَفاطِمَةَ المَسيرُ

That fate may let us three convene there