رَحَلَ الخَليطُ جِمالَهُم بِسَوادِ

وَحَدا عَلى إِثرِ الحَبيبَةِ حادِ

The companions departed with their camels' beauty in the darkness

Heading towards the trail of the beloved, wandering

ما إِن شَعَرتُ وَلا عَلِمتُ بَينَهُم

حَتّى سَمِعتُ بِهِ الغُرابَ يُنادي

I did not notice or know anything between them

Until I heard the raven calling him

لَمّا رَأَيتُ البَينَ قُلتُ لِصاحِبي

صَدَعَت مُصَدِّعَةُ القُلوبِ فُؤادي

When I saw the separation, I said to my friend

The hearts' agony has cracked my heart

بانوا وَغودِرَ في الدِيارِ مُتَيَّمٌ

كَلِفٌ بِذِكرِكِ يا بُثَينَةُ صادِ

They left, while a yearner remained in the houses

Preoccupied with remembering you, O Buthaina, forever