1. When my friends departed from me towards the ruins,
And the camel litters had borne us far from our route,
١. لَمّا اِنثَنى عَنّي الرِفاقُ إِلى الحَمى
وَالنوقُ قَد شَطَّت بِنا عِن ضالِهِ
2. I remained alone after them in the empty wilderness,
With none to aid me against its terrors.
٢. وَبَقيتُ بَعدَهُم وَحيداً في الفَلا
مِمَّن يُساعِدُني عَلى أَهوالِهِ
3. I shed copious tears that arose
From my burning heart in grief after them.
٣. قَطَّرتُ إِثرَهُم دُموعاً صَعِّدَت
مِن مُهجَتي بِلَهيبِ قَلبٍ والِهِ
4. I wished the morning after they left
That it would not end except in reunion with them.
٤. آلَت مَسَرَّتُهُ غَداةَ رَحيلِهِم
أَلّا تَؤولَ إِلَيهِ دونَ مَآلِهِ