1. لما خطبتُ إلى خليعةَ نفسها

    قالت خليعة ما أرى لك ما لا

    When I asked Khaliʿa for her hand,

    Khaliʿa said, “I see you have no wealth.”

  2. أودى بمالي يا خليعُ تكرُّمي

    وتخرُّقي وتحمُّلي الأثقالا

    My generosity has consumed my wealth, O Khaliʿ,

    And my extravagance and my bearing of heavy burdens.

  3. إني وجدِّكِ لو شهدتِ مواقفي

    بالسفحِ يومَ أُجِلّل الأبطالا

    Indeed, by your fortune, had you witnessed my stands in battle

    At the mountain’s foot, the day I shrouded the champions

  4. سيفي لسرَّكِ أن تكوني خادماً

    عندي إذا كرهِ الكماةُ نِزالا

    With my sword, you would have been pleased to be a servant

    With me, when armored warriors loathed single combat.