1. Ask the caravan about the night at Thawya,
As their guide travels with them, leading the way.

2. Who was it that camped at Dhi Al-Ghadha
And passed along the right side of the valley?

3. A sun that shone through a cloud’s opening -
Or perhaps the mirage on the barren plain?

4. By God, I do not weep for myself, but rather
My tears are for souls held hostage in bodies.

5. Tomorrow, separation will capture their hearts,
And he went - yet they did not leave with the departing.