1. The noble descendant of Fatima's family has pardoned
Though they advanced with towering fortress

2. It lies empty, the dwellings of Gawad abandoned
Few remain there as friends

3. I stood by it, but when there was no response
I wept, though I am no ignorant fool

4. And when the morning light shone on Safa's slopes
The remnants of their tribes gathered

5. As if beside Al-Qaa they had always been
Ostriches grazing, shaded from the sun