لَمَّا رَأَيْتُ مَطَايَاهُمْ مُعَقَّلَةً

وَدَمْعَتِي مِنْ حِذَارِ الْبَيْنِ تَنْهَمِلُ

When I saw their camels all packed up,

And my tears flowed from the pain of parting,

وَوَجَّهَتْ مِنْ وَرَاءِ السَّجْفِ تُخْبِرُنِي

أَنَّ الخَلِيْطَ غُرُوبَ الشَّمْسِ مُرْتَحِلُ

And she called to me from behind the curtain,

That the mixed company was leaving at sunset,

قُلْتُ ارْفَعِي السَّجْفِ نَسْتَمْتِعْ بِمَوْقِفِنَا

وَالشَّمْسُ مَا غَيَّبَتْ مِنْ وَجْهِكِ الكِلَلُ

I said, "Lift the curtain that we may enjoy our stance,

For the sun has not yet hidden your flawless face."

فَأَبْرَزَتْ وَجْهَهَا وَالشَّمْسُ آفِلَةٌ

وَمَرَّ لَيْلٌ وَلَمْ يُرْحَلْ لَهُمْ جَمَلُ

She then revealed her face though the sun was setting,

And night passed with no camel leaving its place.

لَمْ يَشْعُرُوا بِغُرُوبِ الشَّمْسِ إِذْ سَفَرَتْ

عَنْ وَجْهِهَا فَأَضَاءَ السَّهْلُ وَالجَبَلُ

They did not notice the sunset when she traveled

From her face which lit up the plain and the hill,

حَتَّى إِذَا نَحْنُ قَضَّيْنَا لُبَانَتَنَا

وَغَيَّبَتْ وَجْهَهَا فِي الكِلَّةِ احْتَمَلُوا

Until when we had our fill of each other

She hid her face in the darkness, and they bore the camel.