1. أَلَا بَلِّغْ بَنِي قَحْطَانَ أَنِّي

    زَرَعْتُ الشِّعْرَ فِي كَبِدِي فَأَوْرَقْ

    Hear now, tell the sons of Qahtan that I

    Planted poetry in my liver, so it put forth leaves,

  2. وَأَثْمَرَ فِي الْفُصُولِ بِلَا انْقِطَاعِ

    جَنَى مِنْهُ الَّذِي أَهْوَى وَأَعْشَقْ

    And bore fruit through the seasons without ceasing;

    The one I love and adore harvested its fruit.