غَشيتُ دِيارَ الحَيِّ بِالسَبُعانِ

كَما البَدرُ فَالعَينانِ تَبتَدِرانِ

I roamed the abodes of Hayy with two swords

Like the full moon, with two keen eyes

مَنازِلُ مِن بيضِ الخُدودِ كَأَنَّها

نِعاجُ المَلا مِن مُعصِرٍ وَعَوانِ

Dwellings of fair-cheeked ones, as though they were

Ewes of Mala being milked by the tribesmen

وَإِنّي لَأُعطي المالَ مَن لا أَوَدُّهُ

وَأَلبَسُ أَقواماً عَلى الشَنَآنِ

And I give money to those I do not love

And clothe groups who bear enmity

وَمُستَخبِرٍ عَنّي يَوَدُّ لَوَ أَنَّني

شَرِبتُ بِسَمٍّ ريقَتي فَقَضاني

And an inquirer about me who would wish I

Had drunk poison and my spit had finished me

وَذي لُطُفٍ لَو كانَ يَعلَمُ أَنَّهُ

شِفائي دَمٌ مِن جَوفِهِ لَشَفاني

And one gentle, if he knew that

My healing was blood from his insides, he would heal me