كَفى حَزَناً أَنّي مِنَ الشَوقِ لَم أَنَم

وَهاتيكَ نيرانُ الأَحِبَّةِ وَالخِيَم

I have suffered enough sleepless nights from yearning

And here are the fires of passion and the tents

وَأَنِّيَ بِالشاغورِ ثاوٍ وَمَنزِلُ ال

أَحِبَّةِ قُدّامي لَدى مَسجِدِ القَدَم

I stand at Al-Shaghour, wandering, while the dwellings

Of my loved ones are before me by the mosque of Al-Qadam

وَأَنَّ مُقيماتٍ بِمُنعَرجِ اللوى

لَأَقرَبُ لي مِن دارِهِم وَهُم أُمَم

The women of Muniqaraj Labwa are closer to me

Than their homes though they are different tribes

وَكَم بَينَنا وَالدارُ مِنّا قَريبَةٌ

إِذا نَحنُ حاوَلنا الزِيارَةَ من عَلَم

And how close we are, though the house is far

When we try to visit, it is hard to know where to go

وَبيضٍ وَسُمرٍ مِن سُيوفٍ وَمِن قنا

ظُباها مِنَ الأَبطالِ راعِفَةٌ بِدَم

With the white and brown flash of swords, and from spears

Whose blades are bloodied by heroes

وَخَيلٍ كَأَمثالِ السَّعالي مُشيحَةٍ

بِشوس مُلوكِ التُّركِ وَالعُربِ وَالعَجَم

And horses like Sa'alik, driven

By the firmness of the kings of Turks, Arabs and Persians

إِذا حَمَلوا وَالسَّمهَرِيّاتُ غِيلُهُم

رَأَيتَ ورودَ الأُسدِ تَزأَرُ في الأَجَم

When they attack, and their whetted swords

You would see the roses of battle roar in the throng

وَهَل يَنقَعُ الظَمآنَ رُؤيَةُ مَورِدٍ

يُحَرِّمُهُ لَمعُ الأَسِنَّةِ وَالبُهَم

Can the thirsty man be quenched by seeing a spring

Forbidden him by the flash of swords and lances?

وَأَصعَبُ مِن هَذا وَذاكَ ورودُ مَن

يُحاوِلُ حالاً في مُجاذَبَةِ التُّهَم

More difficult than this and that is attaining

What one strives for in the pulling of the reins

أَخي إِنَّ في قَلبي إِلَيكَ صَبابَةً

مُقَسِّمَةً أَجزاءَ جِسمي عَلى السَّقَم

O brother, in my heart for you is a love

That permeates my body in all its pain

شَرابي دُموعي وَالدِّماءُ مِزاجُها

فَهُنِّئتَ كاساتِ اِبنَةِ الكَرمِ وَالكَرَم

My drink is my tears, and their mixture

Is blood. Congratulations to the daughter of generosity and nobility

لَدى شادِنٍ ساقٍ وَشادٍ مُغَرِّدٍ

إِذا ما تَغَنّى أَذهَبَ الغَمَّ بِالنَّغَم

There, Sa'din was erect and Sa'd was singing

His song would drive away care with its melody

وَلا زِلتَ مِن خَوفي عَلَيكَ مُسَلَّماً

وَعِشتَ سَعيداً في النَعيمِ وَفي النِّعَم

And still I fear for you and am apprehensive

While you live happy, in bliss and comfort

مَدى الدَّهرِ ما هاجَ المُحِبَّ تَذَكُّرُ ال

حَبيبِ وَما أُفضي بِسِرٍّ إِلى قَلَم

As long as the lover remembers his beloved

He confides no secret to the pen

فَكَم لَيلَةٍ وا حَرَّ قَلباهُ بِتُّها

أَهيمُ غَراماً بِالَّذي قَلبُهُ شَبِم

How many nights has he tossed sleepless

Suffering for the one whose heart is desolate