بَكى حُرَيبٌ فَوَقِّرهُ بِتَعزِيَةٍ

ماتَ اِبنُ نِهيا وَقَد كانا شَريكَينِ

Hurayb wept, so comfort him with solace

The son of Nuhayya died, though they were friends

تَفاوَضا حينَ شابا في نِسائِهِما

وَحَلَّلا كُلَّ شَيءٍ بَينَ رِجلَينِ

They negotiated when young about their wives

And made lawful between them all things

أَمسى حُرَيبٌ بِما أَسدى لَهُ وَغَدا

كَراكِبِ اِثنَينِ يَرجو قُوَّةَ اِثنَينِ

Hurayb now has what he gave him, and became

Like two riders hoping for the strength of two

حَتّى إِذا أَخذا في غَيرِ وَجهِهِما

تَفَرَّقا وَهَوى بَينَ الطَريقَينِ

Until when they went the wrong way

They parted and fell between two paths