1. The ruins of Rawwah among the sands
Then the open plain, then the hollow between two caravans, then the solid ground

2. Then the throne of a desolate place, though
A tribe camped there for a time with their beasts

3. And there were prostrations like nesting doves
And ashes from cooking pots piled high

4. And I saw it recently inhabited
By which that sadness and those knots continued

5. Since passion did not change the course of its intention
The defiant one with the ugly disposition and sharp tongue

6. Stayed passionate even when I did not intend to see her
As if when she sees me visiting, I am avoiding her

7. If only she had the sense, if she would reward your passion
With the affection that you feel

8. She stood, showing you the scattered vegetation with locusts
As if it were the coolness of a summer barn

9. The star Canopus brought its rain there for her
Until the sand dunes and mountains ended

10. And the eyelids of the tall, solitary, obedient Mtiful
Where artemisia and myrrh, his resting place chirped

11. Adorning her bosom a pearl enveloped
By a necklace, and they excelled at stringing

12. A pearl, and gems, and ruby which outshines
As if it were an ember of hell fire

13. And I was amazed by what she said, with her Salam
And her tears flowed with kohl, steadily

14. She said, stay, do not distance yourself from us, so I said to her
Even if I was defective, the incomplete one stays