حُيِّيتِ عَنّا أُمَّ ذي الوَدعِ

وَالطَوقِ وَالحَرَزاتِ وَالجَزعِ

Greetings to you, mother of one resigned

To separation, neck-ring and talismans and stoicism

تَحنو عَلى طِفلٍ تُلاعِبُهُ

صَلتِ الجَبينِ لِسادَةٍ صُلعِ

You caress an infant you play with

The polished brow of nobles with bare scalps

يَبكي فَتُسكِتهُ بِبُردَتِها

وَعَلَيهِ مِنها مائِلُ الفَرعِ

He weeps so you quiet him with your cloak

On him its drooping branches incline

مُغدَودِنٌ جَمَعَت ذَوائِبَها

بِالمِسكِ حُقُّ مُجيدَةِ الجَمعِ

Perfumed, she gathered her tresses

With musk - truly glorious when gathered