هَلِ القَلبُ عَن ذِكرَى أُمَيمَةَ ذَاهِلُ

نَعَم حِينَ يَمشي بى إِلى القَبرِ حَامِلُ

Has my heart forgotten the memory of Umayma

Yes, when it takes me to the grave as a carrier

بِنَفسِىَ مَن لا تَقنَعُ النَّفسُ دُونَهُ

وَمَن لاَ يَنالُ النُّجحَ فيه العَوَاذِلُ

The one my soul is not content without

The one failures cannot reach, O high climber

وَمَن لَو رَآنى بَينَ صَفَّينِ مِنهُمَا

صَدِيقي وَمُستَولِى العَدَاوَةِ باسِلُ

If he saw me between two rows, one a friend

And the other a hateful enemy, mean and base

لَخَذَّلَ إِخوَانى إِذا ما رَأَيتُهُ

عَلَىَّ مَعَ القَومِ الَّذِينَ أُقَاتِلُ

He would abandon my brothers when he sees me

With those I fight against and aim to face

وَلَو جِئتُ أَستَسقى شَرَاباً وَعِندَهُ

عُيُونٌ رَوِيّاتٌ لَهُنَّ جَدَاوِلُ

If I came seeking a drink while he has

Fountains flowing for which streams race

صَدِياًّ لَمَا قالت ليَ اشرَب وما دَرَت

أَفى العامِ أَروى أَم إِذا عَاد قابِلُ

He would not say "drink" nor care

If I quench in the year or when the rain returns in April