أَيا اِبنَةَ عَبدِ اللَهِ وَاِبنَةَ مالِكٍ

وَيا اِبنَةَ ذي البُردَينِ وَالفَرَسِ الوَردِ

O daughter of Abdullah and daughter of Malik

And O daughter of the one with the burda and rosy steed

إِذا ما صَنَعتِ الزادِ فَاِلتَمِسي لَهُ

أَكيلاً فَإِنّي لَستُ آكِلَهُ وَحدي

When you prepare provisions, seek for it a companion

For I do not eat it alone

أَخاً طارِقاً أَو جارَ بَيتٍ فَإِنَّني

أَخافُ مَذَمّاتِ الأَحاديثِ مِن بَعدي

A visiting brother or a neighbor in the house, for I

Fear the reproaches of gossip afterwards

وَإِنّي لَعَبدُ الضَيفِ ما دامَ ثاوِياً

وَما فيَّ إِلّا تِلكَ مِن شيمَةِ العَبدِ

And I am a servant to the guest as long as he lingers

And there is nothing in me but those traits of a servant