يا عَينِ جودي بِالدُموعِ

فَقَد جَفَت عَنكِ المَراوِد

O eye, be generous with tears

For those who used to visit have deserted you

وَاِبكي لِصَخرٍ إِنَّهُ

شَقَّ الفُؤادَ لِما يُكابِد

And cry for a rock that

Has cracked the heart with what it endures

المُستَضافِ مِنَ السِنينَ

إِذا قَسا مِنها المَحارِد

Of years when their periods toughen

When winds are disasters

حينَ الرِياحُ بَلائِلٌ

نُكبٌ هَوائِجُها صَوارِد

Their gusts crashing down

Banishing shreds from the smoothness of the sky

يَنفينَ عَن ليطِ السَماءِ

ظَلائِلاً وَالماءُ جامِد

While the water is frozen

Rags the winds chase away

مِزَقاً تُطَرِّدُها الرِياحُ

كَأَنَّها خِرَقٌ طَرائِد

As if they are prey pulled back

While for those of lasting might and wealth knives are booty

وَالمالُ عِندَ ذَوي البَقِي

يَةِ وَالغِنى خُذُمٌ شَرائِد

So they relieve the worries of one who swallows

The choking of overwhelming fortunes

فَيَفُكُّ كُربَةَ مَن تَمَخ

خَخَ نِقيَةَ الدُوَلِ الجَهائِد

Until he returns with what he returns

Much dormant virtue

حَتّى يَؤوبَ بِما يَؤوبُ

كَثيرَ فَضلِ العُرفِ حامِد

Your light calls out to the dying

Your fire burning in the darkness of night

وَنَداكَ مُحتَضَرٌ وَنو

رُكَ في دُجى الظَلماءِ واقِد

If she-camels were sent untended

They would grow fat with no guide

لَو تُرسَلُ الإِبلُ الظِما

ءُ يَسُمنَ لَيسَ لَهُنَّ قائِد

They would lead you, your virtues showing the ways

And people needy and hopeful come to you

لَتَيَمَّمَتكَ يَدُلُّها

جَدواكَ وَالسُبُلُ المَوارِد

Going back with bounty or gain

Seeking your heavy downpours amid the lightning

وَالناسُ سابِلَةٌ إِلَي

كَ فَصادِرٌ بِغِنىً وَوارِد

O son of great houses of protection

And son of prolific lionesses

يَغشَونَ مِنكَ غُطامِطاً

جاشَت بِوابِلِهِ الرَواعِد

And son of she-camels, their honor adorned

And protector of one called upon when

يا اِبنَ القُرومِ ذَوي الحِجى

وَاِبنَ الخَضارِمَةِ المَرافِد

An aggressor nears in death

And defender of those near destruction

وَاِبنَ المَهائِرِ لِلمَها

ئِرِ زانَها الشِيَمُ المَواجِد

And fortified legs trampling calamities

وَحُماةِ مَن يُدعى إِذا

ما طارَ عِندَ المَوتِ عارِد

وَمَعاصِمٍ لِلهالِكي

نَ وَساسَةٍ قِدَماً مَحاشِد