1. كَم تُرْزمي وكم تَحِنّي يَانَاقْ

    حَسْبُكِ قَد هجتِ الجَوَى والأشْوَاقْ

    How often you rumble and how often you moan, O she-camel!

    Enough! You have stirred heartache and longing.

  2. هِي النّوَى فما غَناءُ الإشفاقْ

    تَقَسّمَتْنَا بالشّتاتْ والآفَاقْ

    It is separation—what use is anxious concern?

    It has divided us, scattering us across the horizons,

  3. كأنّها خَلْقٌ ونَحن أرْزاقْ

    حتّى إذا أدْمَى البكاءُ الآماقْ

    As though it were humankind and we were sustenance.

    Until, when weeping had bloodied the inner corners of the eyes,

  4. أصْقَبَتِ الدّارُ وقَلبِيَ مُشتاقْ

    ما أتعَبَ الحاملَ قلباً تَوَّاقْ

    The dwelling drew near, while my heart still yearned.

    How weary is the bearer of a yearning heart,

  5. كالبرقِ مشبوبَ الضّرامِ خَفّاقْ

    Like lightning, kindled into flame and throbbing.