طالَ مِن آلِ زَينَبَ الإِعراضُ

لِلتَعَدّي وَما بِنا الإِبغاضُ

The estrangement of Zainab's family has endured

Though we bear them no malice or ill will

وَوَليدَينِ كانَ عُلِّقَها القَل

بُ إِلى أَن عَلا الرُؤوسَ البَياضُ

And two hearts were attached until age

Whitened the heads raised high

حَبلُها عِندَنا مَتينٌ وَحَبلي

عِندَها واهِنُ القِوى أَنقاضُ

Our bond with them is strong while their

Ties to us are weakened debris

نَظَرَت يَومَ فَرعِ لَفتٍ إِلَينا

نَظرَةً كانَ رَجعَها إِيماضُ

One day at the Fare' branch she glanced at us

A glance whose return was a wink

حينَ قالَت لِمَوكِبٍ كَمَها الرَم

لِ أَطاعَت لَهُ النَباتَ الرِياضُ

When she told a procession restrained by spearheads

To obey, so the meadows' plants bent low

عُجنَ نَحوَ الفَتى البِغالَ نُحَيِّي

هِ بِما تَكتُمُ القُلوبُ المِراضُ

We rode up to the young man to salute

Him with what hearts suffering conceal

وَأُحَدِّثهُ ما تَضَمَّنتُ مِنهُ

إِذ خَلا اليَومَ لِلمَسيرِ المَراضُ

And tell him what I comprised of him

When the day cleared for the sick to travel