تَأَمَّلتُ رَبعَ الماليكَّةِ بِالحِمى

فَأَذرَيتُ دَمعي وَالرَّكائِبُ وُقَّفُ

I contemplated the ruins of the campsite with yearning

I shed my tears while the riding camels stood still

وَأَضحى هُذَيمٌ مُسعِداً لي عَلى البُكا

وَأَمسى أَبو المِغوارِ سَعدٌ يُعَنِّفُ

And Hudhaym offered me consolation for my weeping

While Abu Mihjan reproached me sternly

وَما بَرِحَتْ عَيني تَفيضُ شُؤونُها

وَيرزِمُ نِضوي وَالحَمائِمُ تَهتِفُ

My eyes did not cease pouring out their sorrows

And my companions tried to restrain my cries

فَيا وَيحَ نَفسي لا أَرى الدَّهرَ مَنزِلاً

لِعَلوَةَ إِلّا ظَلَّتِ العَينُ تَذرِفُ

Oh, woe is me! I see no rest in this life

Except where my eyes overflow with tears

وَلَو دامَ هَذا الوَجدُ لَم تَبقَ عَبرَةٌ

وَلَو أَنَّني مِن لُجَّةِ البَحرِ أَغرِفُ

If this anguish were to persist, no tears would remain

As if I were drawing water from the depths of the sea