1. What business have I with Banu and Zawra'a
And the flag flashing in 'Aliya from behind the sandhills,

2. The neighbors of Wadi as-Sita - how I hate them!
I love most the heart's neighbors with peace.

3. Though the waters of Rachoub run pure or stir mud,
Still are they the sweetest to drink that my mouth has known.