سُلَيمى أَزمَعَت بَينا

فَأَينَ تَقولُها أَينا

Sulayma had decided to move on

So where do you propose we go?

وَقَد قالَت لِأَترابٍ

لَها زُهرٍ تَلاقَينا

She had said to the girls of her tribe

Who had lovely, radiant faces:

تَعالَينَ فَقَد طابَ

لَنا العَيشَ تَعالَينا

"Come, the life for us is good here

So come, let us move here."

وَغابَ البَرَمُ اللَيلَـ

ـةَ وَالعَينُ فَلا عَينا

The night grew dark

And no eyes could see,

فَأَقبَلنَ إِلَيها مُسـ

ـرِعاتٍ يَتَهادَينا

So they came to her hurriedly,

Moving rhythmically,

إِلى مِثلِ مَهاةِ الرَمـ

ـلِ تَكسو المَجلِسَ الزّينا

To a place like the waving sands -

The dwelling place adorned.

إَلى خَودٍ مُنَعَّمَةٍ

حَفَفنَ بِها وَفَدَّينا

To cheeks so soft -

We drew near and offered greetings.

تَمَّنَينَ مُناهُنَّ

فَكُنّا ما تَمَنَّينا

They wished, those maidens,

And we became what they wished.

فَبَينا ذاكَ سُلَّمتُ

فَرَحّبنَ وَفَدَّينا

While this was happening, I was welcomed -

They bid me enter and greeted me.