مَحَلُّ اِبنِ رِزقٍ جَرَّ فيهِ ذُيولَهُ

مِنَ المُزنِ ساقٍ يُحسِنُ الجَرَّ وَالسُقيا

The dwelling of Ibn Rizq's son dragged its skirts therein,

From al-Muzni, driving camels well, watering them.

ذَكَرتُ عَشِيّاً فيهِ لا ذُمَّ عَهدُهُ

وَإِن نَحنُ لَم نُمتَع بِبَهجَتِهِ لُقيا

I mentioned it one evening with no blame for its pact,

Though we were not delighted by its splendor when met.

وَلَم يَعتَلِق بي مِنكَ عِندَ اِفتِراقِنا

سِوى عَبَقٍ مِن مِسك قَينَتِكَ اللَميا

And nothing clung to me from you when we parted,

Except some musk perfume from your soft hand.

وَكُنتُ أراني في الكَرى وَكَأَنَّني

أُناوَلُ كَالدينارِ مِن ذَهَبِ الدُنيا

I saw myself in dreams as if I was handing out

Gold dinars from the wealth of worldly life.

فَلَمّا اِنطَوى ذاكَ الأَصيلُ وَحُسنُهُ

عَلى ساعَةٍ مِن أُنسِنا صَحَّتِ الرُؤيا

But when that lineage and its beauty wrapped

Around an hour of our company, the dream came true.