مَنَعَ النَومَ ذِكرُهُ

مِن حَبيبٍ مُجانِبِ

Remembering him deprived sleep

Of a lover turned away

بَعدَ ما قيلَ قَد صَحا

عَن طِلابِ الحَبائِبِ

After it was said he recovered

From seeking out loved ones

وَبَدا يَومَ أَعرَضَت

صَفحُ خَدٍّ وَحاجِبِ

And the day he turned his cheek

And eyebrow away

صادَتِ القَلبَ إِذ رَمَت

ذاتَ يَومِ المَناصِبِ

It pained my heart when

One day he assumed high rank

يَومَ قالَت لِنِسوَةٍ

مِن لُؤَيِّ بنِ غالِبِ

The day she said to women

Of Lu'ayy, son of Ghalib

وَآنِساتٍ عَقإِلٍ

كَالظِباءِ الرَبائِبِ

And intelligent companions

Like playful gazelles

قُمنَ عَنهُ يَقُل بِحا

جَتِهِ أَو يُعاتِبِ

“Rise from him, he may complain

Of his love or reproach”

فَتَوَلّى نَواعِمٌ

مُثقَلاتُ الحَقائِبِ

So the delicate ones turned aside

Their burdens heavy

فَتَأَطَّرنَ ساعَةً

في مُناخِ الرَكائِبِ

Lingering awhile

In the resting places of the mounts

مِن عِشاءٍ حَتّى إِذا

غابَ تالي الكَواكِبِ

From evening until the stars

Behind the hills disappeared

قامَ يَلحى وَيَستَحِث

ثُ عَلى المَكثِ صاحِبي

He got up, wandered and urged

His companions to hurry on

قالَ أَصبَحتَ فَاِنقَلِب

مُنجِداً غَيرَ خائِبِ

Saying “Dawn has come so let’s go back

Helped, and not denied”

وَاِنقَضى اللَيلُ كُلُّهُ

تِلكَ إِحدى المَصائِبِ

And the night ended completely

Such is one of the calamities