ذَهَبتَ وَلَم تَزُر أَهلَ الشِفاءِ
وَما لَكَ في الزِيارَةِ مِن جَداءِ
You left and did not visit the people of well-being,
And there is no benefit for you in visiting.
كَبِرتَ فَلَستَ مِن شَرطِ الغَواني
وَفارَقتَ الصِبا غَيرَ الخَفاءِ
You grew up and are no longer among the youthful lovers,
And you parted from your youth other than secretly.
وَشابَ بَنوكَ فَاِستَحيَيتَ مِنهُم
وَأُبتَ إِلى العَفافَةِ وَالحَياءِ
Your children have grown up so you became shy before them
And you inclined to chastity and shyness.
وَغُرمٍ قَد حَمَلتُ جَناهُ غَيري
وَفَيتُ بِهِ عَلى حُبِّ الوَفاءِ
I carried the burden of a beloved other than you
And I was unfaithful in love and loyalty.
وَمَولى قَد نَصَحتُ لَهُ فَأَعيَت
عَلَيَّ أُمورُهُ كُلَّ العَياءِ
I counseled a master until I grew weary,
His affairs overwhelmed me completely.
فَلَو ما كُنتُ أَروَعَ أَبطَحِيّاً
أَبِيَّ الضَيمِ مُطَّرِحَ الدَناءِ
If I were not so noble and long-suffering,
Bearing injustice and rejecting baseness,
لَوَدَّعتُ الجَزيرَةَ قَبلَ يَومٍ
يُنَسّي القَومَ أَطهارَ النِساءِ
I would have left the peninsula before the day
Which causes the people to forget the purest women.
فَكُنتُ هُناكَ أَحيَنَ مِن ثَفالٍ
يُعَدَّلُ فَوقَهُ سَقَطُ الرِعاءِ
I would have been there, happier than a ram
Stretched out atop a hill for the shepherds.
فَذالِكَ أَم مُقامُكَ وَسطَ قَيسٍ
وَتَغلِبَ بَينَها سَفكُ الدِماءِ
But this is your dwelling amidst the Qais,
And among them spilling of blood prevails.
وَقَد مَلَأَت كِنانَةُ بَينَ مِصرٍ
إِلى عُليا تِهامَةَ فَالرُهاءِ
Kinanah filled the land from Egypt
To the uplands of Tehama and barren land.
بَرازيقاً تَمُرُّ مُسَوَّماتٍ
وَأَلوِيَةً تَؤولُ إِلى لِواءِ
Squadrons passing in review
And regiments marching under one banner.
بَنو شَيخٍ بِمَكَّةَ خِندِفِيٍّ
دَفَنّاهُ بِأَبطَحَ ذي كَداءِ
The clan of Sheikh, who died in Makkah,
We buried at Abtah, the unhealthy place.
يُهينونَ النُفوسَ بِكُلِّ صِدقٍ
وَلَو بيعَت لَقامَت بِالغَلاءِ
They dishonor souls with all sincerity
Even if they were to be sold, they would be costly.
