شَطَّ بِسَلمى عاجِلُ البَينِ

وَجاوَرَت أُسدَ بَني القَينِ

The lover hastily departed from Salma

And dwelled near the lion's den of Qayn

وَرَنَّتِ النَفسُ لَها رَنَّةً

كادَت لَها تَنشَقُّ نِصفَينِ

My soul cried out longingly for her

Nearly splitting itself in two

يا اِبنَةَ مَن لا أَشتَهي ذِكرَه

أَخشى عَلَيهِ عَلَقَ الشَينِ

O daughter of one I dread to mention

I fear the worst slander about him

وَاللَهِ لَو أَلقاكِ لا أَتَّقي

عَيناً لَقَبَّلتُكِ أَلفَينِ

By God, if I met you I would not fear

To kiss your eyes a thousand times

طالَبتُها دَيني فَراغَت بِهِ

وَعَلَّقَت قَلبي مَع الدَينِ

I asked her for my debt and she paid it

Suspending my heart with the debt

فَصِرتُ كَالعَيرِ غَدا طَالِباً

قِرناً فَلَم يَرجَع بِأُذنَينِ

So I became like a camel herd seeking

A stray, but it did not return with both ears