مَدَّت إِلَيَّ الحادِثاتُ باعَها

وَحارَبَتني فَرَأَت ما راعَها

The times have extended their reach to me

And fought against me, and saw what alarmed them

يا حادِثاتِ الدَهرِ قُرّي وَاِهجَعي

فَهِمَّتي قَد كَشَفَت قِناعَها

O times of fate, rest and retire

For my resolve has uncovered their masks

ما دُستُ في أَرضِ العُداةِ غُدوَةً

إِلّا سَقى سَيلُ الدِما بِقاعَها

I did not tread the land of enemies at dawn

Except the torrent of blood watered its expanse

وَيلٌ لِشَيبانٍ إِذا صَبَّحتُها

وَأَرسَلَت بيضُ الظُبى شُعاعَها

Woe to gray hair when I wake it up

And the eggs of darkness send out their rays

وَخاضَ رُمحي في حَشاها وَغَدا

يَشُكُّ مَع دُروعِها أَضلاعَها

My spear plunged into their midst and marched on

Shattering their ribs along with their armor

وَأَصبَحَت نِساؤُها نَوادِباً

عَلى رِجالٍ تَشتَكي نِزاعَها

And their women became keeners

For men whose quarreling they complain of

وَحَرُّ أَنفاسي إِذا ما قابَلَت

يَومَ الفِراقِ صَخرَةً أَماعَها

Hot is my breath when it meets

On the day we part, a boulder blocking its path

يا عَبلَ كَم تَنعَقُ غِربانُ الفَلا

قَد مَلَّ قَلبي في الدُجى سَماعَها

O nights, how the ravens of separation croak

My heart is tired of hearing them in the darkness

فارَقتُ أَطلالاً وَفيها عُصبَةٌ

قَد قَطَّعَت مِن صُحبَتي أَطماعَها

I left ruins wherein is a band

That has cut off from my company its hopes