تَأَبَّدَ لِأَيٌ مِنهُم فَعُتائِدُهُ

فَذو سَلَمٍ أَنشاجُهُ فَسَواعِدُه

For which of them is prolonged his covenants

So one of peace, his compositions his wrists

فَذتُ الحَماطِ خَرجُها فَطُلولُها

فَبَطنُ البَقيعِ قاعُهُ فَمَرابِدُه

The protector went out in it elongated

The belly of Al-Baqee its bottom its cots

فَمُندَفَعُ الغُلّانِ غُلّانِ مُنشِدٍ

فَنَعفُ الغُرابِ خُطبُهُ فَأَساوِدُه

So one who pushes the reciters, reciters of a chanter

The crop of the raven his sermons his pitch-blacks

فَفَدفَدُ عَبّودٍ فَخُبراءُ صائِفٍ

فَذو الجفرِ أَقوى مِنهُمُ فَفَدافِدُه

The hooves of `Ubbud so the skilled ones of a rover

So the owner of Al-Jafra stronger than them his hooves

فَدَهماءُ مَرضوضٍ كَأَنَّ عِراضَها

بِها نَضوُ مَحذوفٍ جَميلٍ مَحافِدُه

The poundings of one with mange as if its muleteer

With it we play one whose love is beautiful, its cots

تَعفَّت مَغانيها وَخَفَّ أَنيسُها

مِن أَدهَمَ مَحروسٍ قَديمٍ مَعاهِدُه

Her songs grew faint and her companion grew still

From Adham protected old his covenants

عِراقِيَةٌ تَحتَلُّ غَولاً فَعَسعَسا

مَحَلُّ العِراقِ دارُها ما تُباعِدُه

An Iraqi who wears a gown and yashmak

Iraq his abode not far from it his cots