1. Alas, why does the outline of the abode not speak
When my companions have bidden it farewell?
١. أَلا ما لِرَسمِ الدار لا يَتَكَلَّمُ
وَقَد عاجَ أَصحابي عَلَيهِ فَسَلَّموا
2. By Akhzam or the curved part of Suwayqah,
Alas, sometimes yearning makes Akhzam greet you.
٢. بِأَخزَمَ أَو بِالمُنحَنى مِن سوَيقَةٍ
أَلا رُبَّما أَهدى لَكَ الشَوقَ أَخزَمُ
3. Time has changed it until it seems
Like a worn-out mantle from days gone by.
٣. وَغَيَّرَها العَصرانِ حَتّى كَأَنَّها
عَلى قِدَمِ الأَيّامِ بُردٌ مُسَهَّمُ