أَقوى مِنَ آلِ ظُلَيمَةَ الحَزمُ

فَالغَمرَتانِ فَأَوحَشَ الخَطمُ

The resolve is stronger than the dynasty of darkness

So the two dense darknesses, and the most frightful frown

فَجَنوبُ أَثبِرَةٍ فَمُلحَدُها

فَالسِدرَتانِ فَما حَوى دَسمُ

The breasts of a fully developed woman, yet she is flat-chested

The two jujube trees, yet they contained no oil

وَبِما أَرى شَخصاً بِهِ حَسَناً

في القَومِ إِذ حَيَّتكُمُ نُعمُ

And by what I see a person with beauty

Among the people when I bid you goodbye, it was bliss

إِذ وُدُّها صافٍ وَرُؤيَتُها

أُمنيَّةٌ وَكلامُها غُنمُ

When her affection is pure and seeing her

Is a desire and her words are profit

لَفّاءُ مَملوءٌ مُخَلخَلُها

عَجزاءُ لَيسَ لِعَظمِها حَجمُ

A wrapper that is filled yet coming apart

An old woman that has no bones to speak of

خُمصانَةٌ قَلِقٌ مُوَشَّحُها

رُؤدُ الشَبابِ غَلا بِها عَظمُ

Jumpy, wearing old tattered clothes

The passing of youth has dried up her bones

وَكأَن غاليَةً تُباشِرُها

تَحتَ الثيابِ إِذا صَغا النَجمُ

As if she is sexually active yet does so

Under clothes when the stars appear small

أَظُلَيمُ إِنَّ مُصابَكُم رَجُلاً

أَهدى السَلامَ تَحيَّةً ظُلمُ

O darkness, your affliction is upon a man

Who bid peace as a greeting, yet it was injustice

أَقصَيتِهِ وَأَرادَ سِلمَكُمُ

فَليَهنِهِ إِذ جاءَكِ السَلمُ

You distanced him when he wanted your safety

So treat him well when peace comes to you