فَجَعَتنا أُمُّ بِشرٍ

بَعدَ قُربٍ بِاِحتِمالِ

The mother of Bishr saddened us,

After closeness, with endurance,

بَينَمَ نَحنُ جَميعاً

حيرَةٌ في خَيرِ حالِ

While we were all,

Perplexed, in the best of states,

إِذ سَمِعنا مِن مُنادٍ

أَن تَهَيَّوا لِاِرتِحالِ

When we heard a caller

To prepare for departure,

فَزِعوا لِلبَينِ لَمّا

نَزَلوا بَزلَ الجَمالِ

They panicked for the separation when

They descended to unload the camels,

وَبِغالاً مُلجَماتٍ

جَنَّبوها بِالجِلالِ

And the tied up female camels

They avoided with reverence,

فَاِستَقَلّوا وَدُموعي

قَد أَرَبَّت بِاِنهِمالِ

So they departed while my tears

Flowed copiously with grief,

مِن هَوى خودٍ لَعوبٍ

غادَةٍ مِثلِ الهِلالِ

For the love of smooth cheeked, playful,

Crescent-like Khawd,

أَشبَهِ الخَلقِ جَميعاً

حينَ تَبدو بِالمِثالِ

The most beautiful of all creation

When she appears as an example,

إِنَّما أَلوَت بِعَقلي

بَعدَ حِلمٍ وَاِكتِهالِ

She has captured my mind,

After patience and composure,

حينَ لاحَ الشيبُ مِنّي

في شَواتي وَقَذالي

When the gray hair appeared on me,

In my temples and sideburns,

أَيُّها الناصِحُ قَبلي

فُتِنَت شُمطُ الرِجالِ

O advisor before me,

The forelocks of men are tempted,

فَفُؤادي مِن هَواها

هائِمٌ أُخرى اللَيالي

So my heart is crazed with her love,

Infatuated, through the nights.