1. قَد تَمَنّى مَعشَرٌ إِذ أُطرِبوا

    مِن عُقارٍ وَسَوامٍ وَذَهَب

    A company made wishes when they were stirred to delight,

    For wine and grazing herds and gold.

  2. ثُمَّ قالوا لي تَمَنَّ وَاِستَمِع

    كَيفَ تَنحو في الأَماني وَالطَلَب

    Then they said to me, “Wish, and listen:

    What course do you take in wishes and pursuit?”

  3. فَتَمَنَّيتُ سُلَيمى إِنَّها

    بِنتُ عَمّي مِن لَهاميمِ العَرَب

    So I wished for Sulayma, for she is

    The daughter of my paternal uncle, one of the great Arab chiefs.