1. وقلتُ وقد سمعتُ بهِ لصَحْبي

    صلُوا بعُرا الذَّميل عُرا الوَجيفِ

    And, having heard of him, I said to my companions:

    Join the bonds of the easy trot to the bonds of the swift trot.

  2. فسرنا ننشّقُ القيَصومَ ورَداً

    ونَحْسو أكؤْسَ السّير الذَّفيفِ

    So we traveled, breathing in yarrow as though it were roses,

    And sipping cups of swift-paced travel.

  3. وليسَ لنا النّديمُ سوى السعالي

    وليسَ لنا الغناءُ سوى العَزيفِ

    And we had no drinking companion but she-ghouls,

    And no song but the eerie cries of jinn.

  4. فما أنْ أنختُ بهِ رِكابي

    غَفرتُ جَرائرَ الزَّمنِ العَنيفِ

    Then, as soon as I made my riding camels kneel beside him,

    I forgave the wrongs of cruel Time.

  5. ولفَّ القُرْبُ بَيْتَيْنا جَميعاً

    فنحنُ الآن من بابِ اللّفيفِ

    And nearness enfolded our two homes together,

    So now we fall under the heading of the conjoined.