قلتُ لأيري إذ أبي أن يرقدا

مالكَ قد قمتَ قياماً سرمدا

I said to him when he refused to sleep

I said to my member when it refused to sleep,

Why do you rise standing eternally?

"What ails you, that you have risen in eternal stance?"

أنعظَ حتى قلتُ جازَ لفرقدا

أو يبتغي عند ابن نعشٍ موعدا

He became angry until I said it is allowed for one who sleeps

It surged until I claimed it passed the Farqad star,

Or seeks an appointment with the son of Na'sh

Or sought a rendezvous with the Great Bear above.

تراهُ في الركبِ إذ ما أصعدا

نصفاً تهاميّاً ونصفاً مُنجِدا

You see him in the group when they ascend

You see it amongst the riders as they ascend,

Half leaning and half upright

Half of it in Tihama, and half upon the highlands.