شفائي من الآلام في الشّفَةِ اللميا

بريقتها أحْيَا وإلا فلا مَحْيا

My remedy for pains lies in her dewy lips,

Their radiance revived me, else no life have I.

وكيفَ وريّا لا تجودُ بريقةٍ

إذا لم أجِدْ في الماءِ من ظمإ رِيّا

How could the dawn not shed its radiance,

If I found no water to quench my thirst?

فتاةٌ تديرُ السحرَ من لحظ مُقلةٍ

A girl who works her magic with a glance,

And turns away as she wishes in her aloofness.

وتعرضُ إعراضَ المنى في صدودها

ولوْ أقبلتْ بالوَصْلِ أقبلتِ الدّنْيَا

If she would unite with me, the world would unite,

Why did she not grant safety from her sword-like eyelashes,

وما بالها لم تُعْطِ مِنْ سيف جفنها

أماناً وقد أعطاه من سيفه يحيى

When Yahya granted safety from his sword?

Tamim's son protected the religion of guidance,

حمى ابنُ تميم بالظبا ملّةَ الهدى

وأضْحَى زمامُ الملك في يده العَليا

And the reins of kingship came into his noble hand.

If our hopes wither, his gifts

وَإنْ أجْدَبَتْ آمالُنَا فهباتُهُ

حدائقُ لم تَعْدَمْ لأنملِهِ سُقْيَا

Are gardens that lacked no watering for ants.