أَلا أَنّي خَليلُكِ يا حُوَيرى

وَمَبسَمِكِ المُبَرِّدِ لِلغَليلِ

O Houreyrah, I am your friend

And your refreshing smile cools the fevered brow

فَقولي لِلنّحاةِ حِمايَ عَنهُ

دَعوا بَينَ المُبَرِّدِ وَالخَليلِ

So tell the grammarians to leave us be

Let there be peace between Mubarrad and Khalil