نَشَأت بِمَهدي رَفيع الذَرى

وَحَولي الظِبا وَأُسد الشَرى

I was raised in an exalted cradle,

With gazelles around me and lions of valor.

وَنادَمت كُل سَخي الوُجو

د يُطعم نيرانَهُ العَنبَرا

I befriended every generous man,

Whose ambergris fuels his fire.

وَوالِدي الشَهم فَحل الرِجا

ل وَجدي الأَمير أَمير الوَرى

My valiant father ruled the land,

And my uncle was the prince of princes.

وَإِن يَمم الضَيف أَحياءَنا

بَذَلنا لَهُ الروح قَبل القَرى

Whenever a guest visited our abode,

We offered him our souls before provisions.

وَلَكن أَناخَ عَلَينا الزَما

ن وَخانَ عُهوداً لَنا وِاِفتَرى

But time has encamped against us,

And broken pacts it once made with us.