أَلا لَيتَني فيها شَهِدتُ اِبنَ طارِقٍ

وَزَيداً وَما تُغني الأَماني وَمَرثَدا

Ah, would that in it I had witnessed the son of Tariq,

And Zayd, but what use are wishes, or Murthad?

وَدافَعتُ عَن حِبَّي خُبَيبٍ وَعاصِمٍ

وَكانَ شِفاءً لَو تَدارَكتُ خالِدا

I would have defended my beloved Khubayb and 'Asim,

And it would have been a cure had I embraced Khalid.