أَصَحَوتَ عَن أُمِّ البَني

نَ وَذِكرِها وَعَنائِها

You have awoken from the Mother of Boys,

Her mention, her care, and her troubles,

وَهَجَرتَها هَجرَ اِمرِئٍ

لَم يَقلُ صَفوَ صَفائِها

And you have abandoned her with the abandonment of a man

Who did not say the choicest of her purity,

قُرَشِيَّةٌ كَالشَمسِ أَش

رَقَ نورُها بِبَهائِها

A Qurashi woman, like the sun the light

Of which shone with its splendor,

زادَت عَلى البيضِ الحِسا

نِ بِحُسنِها وَنَقائِها

She surpassed white silk in her beauty and purity

When she donned herself for the youth and was content with her gown,

لَمّا اِسبَكَرَّت لِلشَبا

بِ وَقُنِعَت بِرِدائِها

She did not look back at her possessions,

And went on in her infatuation,

لَم تَلتَفِت لِلِداتِها

وَمَضَت عَلى غُلَوائِها

If it were not for love of the Mother of Boys,

And my need to meet her,

لَولا هَوى أُمِّ البَني

نَ وَحاجَتي لِلِقائِها

A racing camel would have been brought near for me

Imprisoned for its quickness.

قَد قُرِّبَت لي بَغلَةٌ

مَحبوسَةٌ لِنَجائِها