شَطَّت رُقَيَّةُ عَن بِلا
دِكَ فَالهَوى مُتَشاعِبُ
Ruqayya parted from her abode, so love has diverging paths.
She intended a soft place far from it, seeking rest in the lands and places.
وَعَدَت نَوىً عَنها شَطو
نٌ في البِلادِ وَجانِبُ
She changed my intimacy; truly women are fickle.
And we were substituted alive by her, so the desirous one rejoiced.
وَاِستَبدَلَت بِيَ خُلَّتي
إِنَّ النِساءَ خَوالِبُ
In the abode they gained governance, so they have tendencies and sects.
Leave her and say about what turned you away and misfortunes have alternatives.
وَلَقَد تَبَدَّلنا بِها
حَيّاً فَأَنعَمَ راغِبُ
Will they reach the sons of Rabī‘ah the news of their brother who rides
A camel, the leader of aggression, ravenous?
فيما اِستَقادوا في البِلا
دِ مَصارِفٌ وَمَذاهِبُ
Truly, I am in the new time, wonders and experiences.
I was substituted after the sons of Rabī‘ah and time is punishing.
دَعها وَقُل فيما عَنا
كَ وَلِلخُطوبِ نَوائِبُ
Evil neighbors whose direction time’s hands point
Who embolden against the friend and to the enemy applaud.
هَل يُبلِغَنَّ بَني رَبي
عَةَ عَن أَخيهِم راكِبُ
And so the substitutes among them, one moves away and one comes near.
And time in it, for whoever contemplates, lessons and wonders.
ناجٍ عَلى قَطَرِيَّةٍ
هادي التَعَسُّفِ ذائِبُ
If they can, they eat you while they are close relatives to you.
Except for men among them who avoid harming a friend.
إِنّي وَفي الدَهرِ الجَدي
دِ عَجائِبٌ وَتَجارِبُ
Truly I am a man who does not appease a lying friend.
Good traits and affection last only while the companion is upright.
بُدِّلتُ بَعدَ بَني رَبي
عَةَ وَالزَمانُ مُعاقِبُ
I wished him well in peace but later knew how I would fight him.
I have a cup for the man and claws and hounds
جيرانَ سَوءٍ بَينَهُم
شَطرَ الزَمانِ عَقارِبُ
Whoever I cast it at his head, the splitter splits him
And he softens and flows to me as the ridden camel flowed to the rider.
يَستَأسِدونَ عَلى الصَدي
قِ وَلِلعَدُوِّ ثَعالِبُ
We are candid, so when we move the critic moves.
Of its secrets and fragrance when aromas have levels.
وَكَذالِكَ الأَبدالُ مِن
ها نازِحٌ وَمُقارِبُ
وَالدَهرُ فيهِ لِمَن تَفَك
كَرَ عِبرَةٌ وَعَجائِبُ
إِن يَستَطيعوا يَأكُلو
كَ وَهُم لَدَيكَ أَقارِبُ
حاشى رِجالٍ فيهِمُ
عَن أَذى الصَديقِ تَجانُبُ
إِنّي اِمرُؤٌ لا يَطَّبي
وُدّي الخَليلُ الكاذِبُ
حَسَنُ الخَليقَةِ وَالمَوَد
دَةِ ما اِستَقامَ الصاحِبُ
هَنَّأتُهُ سِلمي وَأَع
لَمُ بَعدُ كَيفَ أُحارِبُ
عِندي لِجامٌ لِلرِجا
لِ وَمِخلَبٌ وَكَلالِبُ
مَن أُلقِهِ في رَأسِهِ
يُلحِح عَلَيهِ القاتِبُ
وَيَلِن وَيَنسَق لي كَما
ساقَ المَطِيَّ الراكِبُ
نَحنُ الصَريحُ إِذا قُرَي
شٌ قامَ مِنها الناسِبُ
مِن سِرِّها وَأَرومِها
إِذ لِلأَرومِ مَراتِبُ
