ما هاجَ مِن ذي طَرَبٍ مِخماصِ
لَيلُ أَبي العَوامِ وَالقِلاصِ
The night of the father of troubles and calamities has excited one prone to madness and giddiness.
It dispatched him barefoot in the darkness
أَرسَلَها خَمصاءَ في خِماصِ
زَوراءَ مِن رَعيِ الجَميمِ الواصي
After the separation of intimate kin to the furthest horizon.
The watering places overflowed with bitter tears,
بَعدَ مِطالِ القَرَبِ البَصاصِ
رامٍ إِلى غايَتِها الأَقاصي
As the bright stars flicker in the darkness,
Like the shimmering of the brilliant planet.
قَذى المَآقي لَبِدُ العَناصي
في مُطلَقٍ أَنجُمُهُ شَواصي
The blue sky of the tribe of Milas
Until the suns were protected with tent pegs.
لَمعُ المَداري جُلنَ في العِقاصِ
كَأَنَّ خَفقَ الكَوكَبِ الوَباصِ
Wide open from the side of Nishaas,
The Pleiades peer out from Khasaas.
زَرقاءُ مِن زُرقِ بَني مِلاصِ
حَتّى اِتَّقَينَ الشَمسَ بِالنَواصي
What is the matter with me and with defiant fate
Like a caravan stricken upon the skull.
مُفتَقَةٌ مِن جَنِبِ النِشاصِ
تَطَلُّعَ الرودِ مِنَ الخَصاصِ
Where is the father of troubles for the defiant,
Training his horses and the warrior.
ما لي وَما لِلقَدَرِ المُعاصي
كَالعَيرِ مَضروباً عَلى القِماصِ
And grazing them between the reedbeds of 'Arraas
From the protector of Qullaam and Qurraas
أَينَ أَبو العَوّامِ لِلعَواصي
يَروضُها وَالخَيلُ وَالدِلاصِ
And of the towns and the ways of Khiraas
And of the reedbeds stung by the snakes.
وَرَعيِها بَينَ القَنا العَرّاصِ
مِن آمِنِ القُلّامِ وَالقُرّاصِ
Alas! There is no protector against ruin.
It is the way of the antelope and the gathering of the bowls.
وَلِلقِرى وَالطُرُقِ الخِراصِ
وَلِلقَنا يَلدَغنَ بِالأَخراصِ
It names the saddled horses on the night of dancing.
They will return empty without persons.
هَيهاتَ لا حامي إِلى العِراصِ
شيمَ الظُبى وَضُمَّتِ القَواصي
The youth and the tribe are decreasing,
And they have moved away from an ardent investigator
سَمُّ المَطايا لَيلَةَ الإِرقاصِ
يَرجِعنَ أَرماقاً بِلا أَشخاصِ
Far from retaliation and revenge.
The emigrants arose and the advisors grew old
زادَ الفَتى وَالقومُ في اِنتِقاصِ
وَبَعُدوا عَن جامِحٍ فَحّاصِ
From a group perfumed with fresh myrtle,
Between the essence of glory and suckling.
بُعدَ اللَغاديدِ مِنَ القِصاصِ
قامَ المُجاري وَكَبا المُناصي
They have in manners of dew allegiance,
Of every pioneering snatcher of opportunities.
مِن مَعشَرٍ مُطَيَّبِ الأَعياصِ
بَينَ لُبابِ المَجدِ وَالمُصاصِ
A people for the necks of the enemy, executioners.
The troop of meeting, quick to slaughter.
لَهُم بِآدابِ النَدى تَواصي
مِن كُلِّ سَبّاقِ المَدى نَوّاصِ
O grave among graves and mounds,
Enclose the pearl of the diver,
قَومٌ لِأَعناقِ العِدى قَواصِ
قِرنُ لِقاءٍ عَجِلُ الإِقعاصِ
Who was resolute and excelled in strength.
You were quenched from the cupbearer of life and destiny.
يا قَبرُ بَينَ القَورِ وَالدِعاصِ
ضُمَّ عَلى لُؤلُؤَةِ الغَوّاصِ
The leader of the tribe of Mu'taas led the son of Layla.
He was a horseman, but is now a avenger.
ضَمَّ الوِعا وَبَزَّ بِالعِقاصِ
سُقيتَ مِن داني الحَيا وَالقاصي
How heavy is despair upon the passionate one.
Is there any retaliation for the wounds of fate?
قادَ بنَ ليلى قائِدُ المُعتاصِ
كانَ سِياغي فَغَدا اِغتِصاصي
Misfortune attacked and the people live in fear.
The herds stayed away from the hunter.
ما أَثقَلَ اليَأسَ عَلى الحِراصِ
هَل لِجُروحِ الدَهرِ مِن قِصاصِ
The exalted may descend from the peak.
And the head may obey while it is defiant.
جَدَّ الرَدى وَالناسُ في حِياصِ
حيدَ الأَقاطيعُ عَنِ القَنّاصِ
The command of the ferocious cup of destiny,
Whatever it wills, there is no escape.
قَد يَنزِلُ العالي مِنَ الصِياصي
وَقَد يُطيعُ الرَأسُ وَهوَ عاصي
أَمرَ لِجامِ القَدَرِ القَرّاصِ
ماشاءَ مِن حُكمٍ فَلا مَناصِ
