1. قَد قُلتُ لِلقَلبِ لا لُبناكَ فَاِعتَرِفِ

    وَاِقضِ اللُبانَةَ ما قَضَّيتَ وَاِنصَرِفِ

    I have told my heart, 'No Lubna for you—admit it;

    satisfy as much of your longing as you can, and turn away.'

  2. قَد كُنتُ أَحلِفُ جَهداً لا أُفارِقُها

    أُفٍّ لَكَثرَةِ ذاكَ القيلِ وَالحَلِفِ

    I used to swear most earnestly that I would not part from her.

    Fie on all that talk and oath-taking!

  3. هَتّى تَكَنَّفَني الواشونَ فَاِفتُلِتَت

    لا تَأمَنَن رَبَداً مِن غِشِّ مُكتَنِفِ

    Until the slanderers hemmed me in, and she was snatched away.

    Never feel safe from the deceit of one at your side.

  4. هَيهاتَ هَيهاتَ قَد أَمسَت مُجاوِرَةً

    أَهلَ العَقيقِ وَأَمسَينا عَلى سَرِفِ

    Far away, far away! She now dwells beside

    the people of al-Aqiq, while we are now at Sarif.

  5. هَيٌّ يَمانونَ وَالبَطحاءُ مَنزِلُنا

    هاذا لَعَمرُكِ شَملٌ غَيرُ مُؤتَلِفِ

    A tribe of Yemenis—while al-Batha is our home.

    This, by your life, is a company divided.