أَطَعتُ داعي الهَوى رَغماً عَلى العاصي
لَمّا نَزَلنا عَلى ناعورَةِ العاصي
I obeyed the caller of passion, though unwilling,
When we descended upon Na'urat al-'Asi
وَباتَ لي بِمَغاني أَهلِها وَبِها
شُغلانِ عَن أَهلِ شَعلانٍ وَبَغراصِ
And I was preoccupied with its meanings and people
Distracted from the people of Sha'lan and Baghras
وَالريحُ تَجري رُخاءً فَوقَ جَدوَلِها
وَالطَيرُ ما بَينَ بَنّاءٍ وَغَوّاصِ
The wind blows gently above its stream
While the birds fly between the builder and diver
وَقَد تَلاقَت فُروعُ الدَوحِ وَاِشتَبَكَت
كَأَنَّما الطَيرُ مِنها فَوقَ أَقفاصِ
The branches of the palm tree have intertwined
As if the birds above were in cages
تُدارُ ما بَينَنا حَمراءُ صافِيَةٌ
كانَت هَدايا يَزيدٍ مِن بَني العاصِ
Wine circulates pure red among us
Gifts from Yazid and the clan of al-'Asi
مَع شادِنٍ رُبَّ أَقراطٍ وَمِنطَقَةٍ
وَقَينَةٍ ذاتِ أَحجالٍ وَأَخراصِ
With a necklace, earrings, and belt
And a flask with bags and pouches
تُدنيهِ كَفّي فَيَثني جيدَهُ مَرَحاً
كَأَنَّهُ جُؤذَرٌ في كَفِّ قَنّاصِ
I bring it near and he playfully turns his cheek
As if it were a partridge in a hunter's palm
وَكَم لَدينا بِها شادٍ وَشادِيَةٍ
تُشجي وَراقِصَةٍ تَعصو وَرَقّاصِ
We have among us many a singer and dancing girl
Who entices, and a tambourine player who excites and awakens
إِذا ثَناها نَسيمُ الرَقصِ مِن مَرَحٍ
عَجِبتَ مِن هَزِّ أَغصانٍ وَأَدعاصِ
When the breeze of dance sways her from delight
You are amazed by the shaking branches and trunks
يا قاطِعَ البيدِ يَطويها عَلى نُجُبٍ
لَم تُبقِ مِنها الفَيافي غَيرَ أَشخاصِ
O you who crosses the desert, winding it over dunes
Leaving nothing but traces and figures
إِذا وَرَدتَ بِها شاطي الفُراتِ وَقَد
نَكَّبتَ عَن ماءِ حَورانٍ وَقَيّاصِ
When you arrive with it on the shore of the Euphrates
Turning away from the water of Hawran and Qays
وَجُزتَ بِالحِلَّةِ الفَيحاءِ مُلتَمِحاً
آرامَ سِربٍ حَمَتها أُسدُ عَيّاصِ
Reward with the splendid robe, sparkling,
Like a flock Awsad the lion of 'Ayyas terrified
فَقِف بِسَعدَيِّها المَشكورِ مَنشَأُهُ
سَعدِ بنِ مَزيدَ لا سَعدِ بنِ وَقّاصِ
Stop at its blessed camp, its origin
Sa'd bin Mazid, not Sa'd bin Waqqas
وَاِقرَ السَلامَ عَلى مَن حَلَّ ساحَتَهُ
وَصِف ثَنائي وَأَشواقي وَإِخلاصي
Convey greetings to those who camped in its valley
Describe my praise, longing, and loyalty
وَأَخبِرُ بِأَنّي وَإِن أَصبَحتُ مُبتَنِياً
مَجداً وَأُغلي قَدري بَعدَ إِرخاصي
And inform that even if I spend my mornings lovesick
And my worth increases after being debased
صابٍ إِلى نَحوِكُم صَبٌّ بِحُبِّكُم
مُحافِظُ الوُدِّ لِلدّاني وَلِلقاصي
My passion for you pours to you, with love of you
Loyal to the near and far
