1. لا يَعلَمُ اللامِعاتُ اللامِحاتُ ضُحىً

    ما تَحتَ كَشحي وَلا يَعلَمنَ أَسراري

    The radiant, quick-glancing ones in the forenoon do not know

    What lies beneath my flank, nor do they know my secrets.

  2. وَلا أَخونُ اِبنَ عَمّي في حَليلَتِهِ

    وَلا البَعيدُ نَوىً عَنّى وَلا جاري

    Nor do I betray my cousin in the matter of his wife,

    Nor the man far distant from me, nor my neighbor,

  3. حَتّى يُقالَ إِذا وُرّيتُ في جَدثي

    لَقَد مَضى نَمِرٌ عارٍ مِنَ العارِ

    Until it is said, when I am buried in my grave:

    “Namir has indeed passed away, free of disgrace.”