تَمَنَّت سُلَيمى أَن أُقيمَ بِأَرضِها

وأنّي لِسَلمى وَيبَها ما تَمَنَّتِ

Sulayma wished that I would settle in her land

Sulayma wished that I would dwell in her land, but how can I—woe to her—grant what Salma wished?

And I, for Sulayma and her love, wished what she wished

Oh, if only I knew whether I shall visit Sajir again, when it has been watered by morning rains and drunk its fill.

أَلا لَيتَ شِعري هَل أَزورَنَّ ساجِراً

وَقَد رَوِيَت ماءَ الغَوادي وَعَلَّتِ

Oh would that I knew, shall I visit while fleeing

O Sons of Asad, is there any mercy among you, to forgive even if my sandal had slipped?

After drinking the water of Al-Ghwad and climbing its heights?

بَني أَسدِ هَل فيكُم مِن هَوادَةٍ

فَتَعفوا لَو إِن كانَت بيَ النَعلُ زَلَّتِ

O Bani Asad, is there any affection in you

That you may pardon, if my sandal strap loosened?