خَدَعَ اليَراعُ بِها فدَبّجَها

وسَأَلْتُ مُجْتَهِداً عنِ الغَرَضِ

The shepherd was deceived by it, so he embroidered it,

And I asked a diligent man the purpose,

فعَلِمْتُ أنّ الصُّلْحَ مَقصَدُهُ

لتَزولَ بعْضُ عَداوةِ الرّبَضِ

So I knew that reconciliation was his aim,

That some of the enmity of spring would pass away.