نَزَلنا الصالِحية في العَشايا

فَأَغنانا الضِياء عَن الضِياءِ

We lodged at al-Ṣāliḥiyya at nightfall,

And its radiance made all other radiance needless.

وَأَبواب القُصور لَها صَرير

أَلَذ لِمسمَعي مِن صَوت نائي

The palace doors have a creaking

Sweeter to my ear than a far-off camel-driver’s chant.

وَتَطرُبُني المَثالث وَالمَثاني

وَمَع نَغم الغِنى نَعم الغِناءِ

The thirds and the seconds enrapture me,

And with prosperity’s melody—excellent is the singing!