1. These are the abodes of my kith and kin
Desolate, forlorn in gloom and loneliness
١. هذي ديار بني أبي ومعاشري
قفر عليها وحشة وظلام
2. I studied their dwellings and yearned for them
After their departure, their signs effaced
٢. درست محافظة لهم وتوحشت
من بعدهم وتعفت الأعلام
3. If you pass them by, recite in verse
O home, what has time wrought upon thee
٣. فإذا مررت بها فقل متمثلا
يا دار ما صنعت بك الأيام