1. When I saw the dwellings of my people
In stillness, with no chief to lead them,
١. ولما رأيت سراةَ قومي
سكوناً لا يثوب لهم زعيم
2. I called out loud, my voice echoing,
To the tomb of the late commander, and those hills.
٢. هتفت بمسمع وصدى أميرٍ
وقبرِ معمّرٍ تلك القروم