1. أَصابَت قَلبَهُ حَدَقُ الظِباءِ

    وَأَسلَمَ لُبَّهُ حُسنُ العَزاءِ

    The gazelles' eyes struck his heart,

    And graceful patience forsook his mind.

  2. وَأَقفَرَتِ المَنازِلُ مِن سُلَيمى

    وَكانَت لِلمَوَدَّةِ وَالصَفاءِ

    And the dwellings grew desolate without Sulayma,

    Though once they were abodes of affection and sincerity.

  3. وَطالَ ثَواؤُهُ في دِمنَتَيها

    فَهَيَّجَ شَوقَهُ طولُ الثَواءِ

    And his stay at her two ruined campsites grew long;

    So the length of his stay stirred his longing.

  4. وَلَجَّ بِهِ الجَفاءُ فَلَيسَ يَدري

    أَيَظعَنُ أَم يُقيمُ عَلى الجَفاءِ

    And estrangement dogged him, so he does not know

    Whether to depart or remain in estrangement.

  5. وَهَل خُلِقَ الفَتى إِلّا لِيَهوى

    وَيَأنَسَ بِالدُموعِ وَبِالدِماءِ

    And was a young man created for anything but to love

    And find solace in tears and blood?