Sol 6.1

  1. ذَكَرَ القَلبُ ذُكرَةً أُمَّ زَيدٍ

    وَالمَطايا بِالسَهبِ سَهبِ الرِكابِ

    The heart recalled a memory of Umm Zayd,

    while the riding camels were on the plain—the plain of al-Rikab.

  2. فَاِستُجِنَّ الفُؤادُ شَوقاً وَهاجَ ال

    شَوقُ حُزناً لِقَلبِكَ المِطرابِ

    So the heart was maddened by longing, and

    longing roused grief in your impassioned heart.

  3. وَبِذي الأَثلِ مِن دُوَينِ تَبوكٍ

    أَرَّقَتنا وَلَيلَةَ الأَخرابِ

    And at Dhu al-Athl, just this side of Tabuk,

    she kept us awake, and also on the night at al-Akhrab.

  4. وَبِعَمّانَ طافَ مِنها خَيالٌ

    قُلتُ أَهلاً بِطَيفِها المُنتابِ

    And at Amman a phantom of her came visiting;

    I said, “Welcome to her returning phantom!”

  5. هَجَرَتهُ وَقَرَّبَتهُ بِوَعدٍ

    وَتَجَنّى لِهِجرَتي وَاِجتِنابي

    She forsook him and drew him close with a promise,

    and feigned offence to shun and avoid me.

  6. فَلَقَد أُخرِجُ الأَوانِسَ كَالحُو

    وِ بُعَيدَ الكَرى أَمامَ القِبابِ

    Indeed, I bring out the maidens, like dusky gazelles,

    shortly after sleep, before the pavilions.

  7. ثُمَّ أَلهو بِنِسوَةٍ خَفِراتٍ

    بُدَّنِ الخَلقِ رُدَّحٍ أَترابِ

    Then I dally with bashful women,

    full-bodied, broad-hipped, alike in age.

  8. بِتُّ في نِعمَةٍ وَباتَت وِسادي

    ثِنيُ كَفٍّ حَديثَةٍ بِخِضابِ

    I spent the night in bliss, and my pillow was

    a folded hand, freshly stained with henna.

  9. ثُمَّ قُمنا لَمّا تَجَلّى لَنا الصُب

    حُ نُعَفّي أَثارَنا بِالتُرابِ

    Then we rose when dawn broke before us,

    erasing our tracks with dust.