زارَنا زَورٌ سُرِرتُ بِهِ

لَيتَ ذاكَ الزَورَ لَم يَعجَل

A guest visited us, I was delighted by him

I wish that guest had not been in a hurry

إِذ أَتانا لَيلَةً وَجِلاً

مِن عُيونِ الخانَةِ العُذلِ

When he came to us one night in haste

From the eyes of the alluring tavern

وَأَتانا وَهوَ مُنخَرِقٌ

وَبِغالُ الحَيِّ لَم تُرحَل

And he came while he was tattered

With no camels from the tribe left behind

يا أَبا الخَطّابِ هَل لَكُمُ

مِن رَسولٍ ناصِحٍ يُرسَلِ

O Abu Al-Khattab, do you have

A sincere messenger that can be sent

بِالَّذي أُخفي وَأَكتُمُهُ

مِن جَميعِ الناسِ لَم أَقبَل

With what I hide and conceal

From all the people, I did not accept

فَأَذاقَتني عَلى مَهلٍ

طَيِّبَ الأَنيابِ لَم يَثعَلِ

So she made me, little by little

Taste the sweetness of her smile that did not wane

نَحسَبُ الراحَ الذَكيَّ بِهِ

وَسُلافَ الراحِ وَالسَلسَل

We reckon the graceful wind by it

And the necklace and chain