1. ولولا هوى العَزْراءَ لمْ تكُ ناقتي

    بِنَكْدٍ ولم أَشْربْ طِلاءً ولا خَمْرا

    And but for love of al-ʿAzrāʾ, my she-camel would not have been

    at Nakd, nor would I have drunk boiled-down grape juice or wine.

  2. لقد حبَّبَتْ شَعْلا إِليَّ ولم أكنْ

    أُحِبُّ بها شَعْلا ولا النَّفَر الزُّعْرا

    She has indeed made Shaʿl dear to me, though I had not

    loved Shaʿl there, nor the sparse-haired band of men.