يَبِتنَ سُجوداً مَن نَهَيتِ مُصَدَّرٍ

بِذَكرَةَ إِطراقَ الظِباءِ مِنَ الوَبلِ

The forbidden lovers spend their nights bowing in prostration,

Remembering the slanted gaze of the wild cows among the scrub.

فَلا رَدَّها رَبّي إِلى مَرجِ راهِطٍ

وَلا أَصبَحَت تَمشي بِسَكّاءَ في وَحلِ

My Lord will not return her to the tribe of tents,

Nor will she walk proudly again over muddy trails.

سارَت وَأَتلَتها رَفيدَةُ ذِمَّةً

تَسيرُ بِها بَينَ الأَقاعِسِ فَالرَملِ

She went away in disgrace, led by a noble she-camel

Traveling with her between encampments and over sand dunes.