1. بانَ الحَيُّ فَاِغتَرَبوا

    وَشَفَّ فُؤادَكَ الطَرَبُ

    The clan departed and went far from home.

    And yearning wore away your heart.

  2. وَذَكَّرَكَ المَنازِلَ مِن

    رُقَيَّةَ مَنزِلٌ خَرِبُ

    And you were reminded of the dwellings of

    Ruqayyah by a ruined abode:

  3. بِهِ آرِيُّ أَفراسٍ

    وَخَيماتٌ وَمُنتَصَبُ

    In it is a tethering post for horses,

    And little tents, and something set upright.

  4. غَنوا جيرانَنا فَنَأَت

    بِهِم قَذّافَةٌ صَبَبُ

    They lived as our neighbors, then were borne far away

    By a fleet, headlong mount.

  5. وَفَرَّقَ بَينَ أَهلينا

    قَديمُ الذَحلِ وَالغَضَبُ

    And our families were driven apart

    By ancient blood-feud and anger.

  6. وَقَد عَلِمَت قُرَيشٌ

    أَنَّنا فَرعٌ إِذا اِنتَسَبوا

    And Quraysh knows full well

    That we are a lofty branch when they trace their lineage:

  7. مَراجِحُ في صُفوفِهِمُ

    وَفُرسانٌ إِذا رَكِبوا

    Men of sound judgment in their ranks,

    And horsemen when they ride.

  8. وَأَخوالي بَنو لَيثٍ

    وَضَنءُ نِسائِهِم نُجُبُ

    And my maternal uncles are the sons of Layth,

    And their women's offspring are noble.

  9. هُمُ مَنَعوا تِهامَةَ حَي

    ثُ تَحمي بَعضَها العَرَبُ

    They defended Tihamah, where

    The Arabs protect part of it,

  10. زَمانَ نَفى العَزيزُ بِها

    الذَليلَ وَأَمعَنَ الهَرَبُ

    In a time when the mighty there drove out

    The weak, and flight went far.