1. إِلى جَيداءَ قَد بَعَثُوا رَسُولاً

    لِيُخبِرَها فَلا صُحِبَ الرَسُولُ

    They have sent a messenger to Jaydāʾ,

    To inform her—may the messenger go unaccompanied!

  2. كَأَنَّ العامَ لَيسَ بِعامِ حَجٍّ

    تَغَيَّرَتِ المَواسِمُ وَالشُكُولُ

    As though the year were not a year of pilgrimage;

    The seasons and forms have changed.