وَنَفضتُ عَنّي نَومَها فَسَرَيتُها

وَنَفضتُ عَنّي نَومَها فَسَرَيتُها

بِالقَومِ مِن تَهِمٍ وَأَلعَثَ وَانِ

بِالقَومِ مِن تَهِمٍ وَأَلعَثَ وَانِ

And I shook off its sleep and journeyed through it by night,

with the company—some heat-stricken, others parched and weary.

ثُمَّ اِعتَمَدتُ إِلى اِبنِ لَيلى تَختَوي

ثُمَّ اِعتَمَدتُ إِلى اِبنِ لَيلى تَختَوي

مِن دونِهِ مُتَباعدَ البُلدانِ

مِن دونِهِ مُتَباعدَ البُلدانِ

Then I made for Ibn Layla, traversing

the far-flung lands that lay between us.

وَمُمَدَّحٍ بِالمُكرماتِ مَدَحتُهُ

وَمُمَدَّحٍ بِالمُكرماتِ مَدَحتُهُ

فَاِهتَزَّ وَاِستَودى بِهِ فَحَباني

فَاِهتَزَّ وَاِستَودى بِهِ فَحَباني

And I praised a man much celebrated for noble deeds;

so he thrilled and was carried away by it, then bestowed gifts on me.