1. Yesterday the companions parted
And my soul cracked at their leaving

2. I was seized by a grief, the least of which
Would vex Jinn and mankind exceedingly

3. Yearnings disquiet me northwards
Toward Iraq and the rising sun

4. And there they brought me a lively
Young she-camel, spirited and smooth

5. Whatever malady there was, was in us
While she was health and peace to the soul

6. She spends the night tending me while they
Despaired of me, and I wake as I slept