أَعلَنتُ في حُبِّ جُملٍ أَيَّ إِعلانِ
وَقَد بَدا شَأنُها مِن بَعدِ كِتمانِ
I declared my love for Jumal openly
And her status became known after being hidden
وَقَد سَعى بَينَنا الواشونَ وَاِختَلَفوا
حَتّى تَجَنَّبتُها مِن غَيرِ هِجرانِ
The slanderers schemed between us
Until I avoided her without actually abandoning her
هَل أَبلُغَنها بِمِثلِ الفَحلِ ناجِيَةٍ
عَنسٍ عُذافِرَةٍ بِالرَحلِ مِذعانِ
Shall I send her a messenger like a vigorous stallion
A fleet-footed smooth rock hyrax sent on an errand
كَأَنَّها واضِحُ الأَقرابِ حَلَّأَهٌ
عَن ماء ماوانَ رامٍ بَعدَ إِمكانِ
As if it were a reddish fox refreshed
By the water of Maawan after being possible
فَجالَ هافٍ كَسَفّودِ الحَديدِ لَهُ
وَسطَ الأَماعِزِ مِن نَقعٍ جَنابانِ
So it set out brisk as polished iron
Amidst the goats coming from a lofty settlement
تَهوي سَنابِكُ رِجلَيهِ مُحَنَّبَةً
في مُكرَهٍ مِن صَفيحِ القُفِّ كَذّانِ
Its forelegs swaying bent
In an undesired makeshift mule saddle
يَنتابُ ماءَ قُطَيّاتٍ فَأَخلَفَهُ
وَكانَ مَورِدُهُ ماءً بِحَورانِ
It swims across the water of fox cubs so it left them behind
And its watering place was the water of Hauran
تَظَلُّ فيهِ بَناتُ الماءِ أَنجِيَةً
كَأَنَّ أَعيُنَها أَشباهُ خيلانِ
The daughters of water rest in it shaded
As if their eyes were little horses
فَلَم يَهُلهُ وَلَكِن خاضَ غَمرَتَهُ
يَشفي الغَليلَ بِعَذبٍ غَيرِ مِدّانِ
So it did not neglect but waded into its depths
Quenching thirst with sweet undiluted water
وَيلُ أُمِّ قَومٍ رَأَينا أَمسِ سادَتَهُم
في حادِثاتٍ أَلَمَّت خَيرَ جيرانِ
Woe to the mother of a people whose chiefs we saw yesterday
Afflicted with misfortunes that pained the best of neighbors
يَرعَينَ غِبّاً وَإِن يَقصُرنَ ظاهِرَةً
يَعطِف كِرامٌ عَلى ما أَحدَثَ الجاني
They pasture absently, and if they fall short clearly
Generous men show sympathy for what the offender did
وَالحارِثانِ إِلى غاياتِهِم سَبَقاً
عَفواً كَما أَحرَزَ السَبقَ الجَوادانِ
And the two plowers raced ahead
To their goals, pardoned just as the two racers did
وَالمُعطِيانِ اِبتِغاءَ الحَمدِ مالَهُما
وَالحَمدُ لا يُشتَرى إِلّا بِأَثمانِ
And the two givers seeking praise, their money
Is not worth praise, which can only be bought at a sinful price
