ألا يا عِقاب الوَكر وَكر ضَرِيّة

سَقيت الغَوادي من عِقاب وَمن وَكر

O eagle in your lair, lair on a rugged hill,

You've watered the valleys from eagle and from lair,

رَأَيتُكَ في طَير تَرفين فَوقِها

بِمَنقعةٍ بَينَ العَرائِس وَالنَشر

I saw you among birds flying above,

With a beak amid maidens and dispersal,

تَمر اللَيالي وَالشُهور وَلا أَرى

مُرور اللَيالي منسيّاني ابنة الغمر

Nights and months pass and I do not see,

Passing of nights makes me forget, daughter of vine,

تَقولُ صَلينا وَاِهجُرنا وَقَد تَرى

إِذا هَجَرتَ الا وِصال مع الهَجر

You say "We prayed and estranged," and you can see,

If you estrange, only union comes with estrangement,

فَلَم ارضَ ما قالَت وَلم ابد سخطة

وَضاقَ بِما جَمجَمَت من حبها صَدري

So I did not accept what she said or showed anger,

My chest tightened with what she mumbled of her love,

ظَلَلتُ بِدي وَدّانِ انشد بكرَتي

وَمالي عَلَيها من قَلوص وَلا بكر

I lingered with my love, reciting my virginity,

And I have over her no trickery or virginity,

وَما انشَد الرعيان الا تعلة

لِواضِحَة الاِنيابِ طيبة النَشر

The shepherds recite only a pretext,

For the wide-fanged, sweet dispersal,

فَقالَ لي الرعيان لَم تَلتَبِس بِنا

فَقُلتُ بَلى قَد كُنت مِنها عَلى ذكر

The shepherds said, "Why do you mix with us?"

I said "Yes, I was thinking of her,"

وَقَد ذَكَرنَ لي بِالكَثيبِ مُؤالِف

قِلاص عدى او قِلاص بَني وَبرِ

They reminded me of the hill, reconciling,

A cousin transgressed, or a cousin of sons and innocence,

فَقالَ فَريق القَوم لما نَشَدتهم

نِعم وَفَريق ليمن اللَهُ لا نَدري

So a group of people when I recited to them,

Said "Good!" and a group, "God forbid, we don't know,"

اما وَالَّذي حج الملبون بيتَه

وَعَلَم أَيّام الذَبائِح وَالنَحر

But by Him who circumambulated the filled house,

And knew the days of sacrifice and immolation,

لَقَد زادَني لِلغَمرِ حُبّا وَاهلِهِ

لَيال اِقامَتهُن لَيلى عَلى الغَمر

She increased my love for the vine and her family,

Nights she spent at the vine,

وَداعَ دَعا اِذن نحنُ بِالخيف من مُنى

فَهيجَ لَوعات الفُؤادِ وَما يَدري

He called farewell when we were in fear from Mina,

So it stirred the agonies of my heart, though it did not know,

دَعا بِاِسم لَيلى غَيرها فَكَأَنَّما

اطار بِلَيلى طائِراً كانَ في صَدري

He called another's name instead of Layla, so it was as if,

A bird that was in my chest took flight,

فَهَل يا ثُمَنّي اللَهُ في اِن ذَكَرتَها

وَعَلَلت اِصحابي بِها لَيلَة النَفر

So what do you think, my friend, if you mention her,

And make my companions restless for her on the night of departure,

وَسَكَّنت ما بي مِن ملال وَمن كَرى

وَما بِالمَطايا من جُنوح وَلا فثر

And calm the boredom and hatred in me,

And the leaning and scattering of the camels,