1. آذَنوا بِالبَينِ جيرانَهُم

    ثُمَّ راحوا ثُمَّ ما باتوا

    They told their neighbors of their parting,

    Then departed, and did not stop for the night.

  2. فَسَرَوا لَيلَهُمُ كُلَّهُ

    فَغَدَوا وَالهَمُّ أَشتاتُ

    So they traveled through their whole night,

    And set out at dawn, their cares scattered,

  3. مِن عُقارٍ تَرَكَت أَلسُنَهُم

    خُرُساً مِن بَعدِ ما صاتوا

    From wine that had left their tongues

    Mute after they had cried out.

  4. فَكَأَمّا قَد قَضَوا مَوتَهُمُ

    ثُمَّ عاشوا بَعدَما ماتوا

    So it was as though they had already met their death,

    Then lived after they had died.