سَبَتْنِي بِعَيْنَيْ جُؤْذَرٍ حَفَلَتْهُمَا

رِعَاثٌ وبَرَّاقٌ مِنَ اللَّوْنِ وَاضِحُ

Her two languid eyes have captivated me,

Brimful with coquetry, clearly manifest.

فَلاَ طُولُ ما جَاوَرْتُ دَهْمَاءَ نَافِعٌ

ولاَ دَاءُ مَا كُلِّفْتُ دَهْمَاءَ بَارِحُ

Of no avail is the lengthy stay with her tribe,

Nor the malady with which she has tasked me.

أَبِيتُ كَأَنِّي كُلَّ آخِرِ لَيْلَةٍ

مِنَ الرُّحَضَاءِ آخِرَ اللَّيْلِ مَائِحُ

I stay awake as if each last night

Of the meadows were my final eve.

فَلاَ وأَبِي دَهْمَاءَ زَالَتْ عَزِيزَةً

عَلَى قَوْمِهَا مَا فَتَلَ الزَّنْدَ قَادِحُ

No, by Dahma's life, she did not lose her priceless status

Among her people, though the flint kindles the spark.

فَإِنْ سَأَلَتْ عَنِّي سُلَيْمَى فَقُلْ لَهَا

بِهِ غُبَّرٌ مِنْ دَائِهِ وهْوَ صَالِحُ

So if Sulayma asks about me, then say to her:

On him is a stain from his sickness, but he is well.