1. Have you known the dwellings from past glories,
Examining them, O you like scripture's lines?
١. هَل عَرَفتَ الدِيارَ عَن أَحقابِ
دارِساً آيُها كَخَطِّ الكِتابِ
2. It was as though when I knew the abodes of Layl
At the foothills, to the right of the sandy dunes,
٢. وَكَأَنّي لَمّا عَرَفتُ دِيارَ ال
حَيِّ بِالسَفحِ عَن يَمينِ الحُبابِ
3. Delight made music till it reached a palace and a humble abode in ruins.
Grieving for you, O son of Sa’d, when old age
٣. يَسَرٌ حارَضَ الرِبابَةَ حَتّى
راحَ قَصراً وَضيمَ في الأَندابِ
4. Has donned the garb of youth after you.
٤. جَزَعاً مِنكَ يَاِبنَ سَعدٍ وَقَد أَخ
لَقَ مِنكَ المَشيبُ ثَوبَ الشَبابِ