1. Do not ask the caravan after dawn if they have returned
The caravan returned but there were no companions in it
١. لا تسأل الركبَ بعد الفجر هل آبُوا
الرَّكبُ عاد وما في الرَّكبِ أصحابُ
2. They dispersed on the roads of the earth and scattered
As if there were no pacts or loved ones
٢. تفرَّقوا في دروب الأرض وانْتَثَرُوا
كأنَّه لم يَكُنْ عَهْدٌ وأحبابُ
3. There is no love in the grapes that remain
And after them the wine in the jars has soured
٣. ما في العَناقيد من أشعارهم حببٌ
والخمر من بعدهم في دنها صابُ
4. O knocker of the door, knock gently
If there were a friend in the house, he would have opened the door
٤. يا طارق الباب رفقًا حين تَلْمَسه
لو كان في الدار خِلٌّ صفَّقَ الباب
5. Some roads lead back to the homelands
While others flow into the void of God
٥. بعضُ الدروب إلى الأوطان راجعةٌ
وبعضُها في فضاء الله يَنْسَابُ