1. سِرنا ومرآةُ الزَّمانِ بحالها

    فالآنَ قد مُحقت وصرت مِنْجَلا

    We set out while time’s mirror was still unchanged;

    now it has been effaced, and I have become a sickle.

  2. تَخِدُ الركابُ فلا تعوجُ بنا على

    طَلَلِ الحبيب ولا تُحيي المنزلا

    The riding camels stride swiftly, not turning aside with us toward

    the beloved’s ruins, nor greeting the dwelling;

  3. وتحرك الأعطاف تَشْميراً بِنا

    وتُيمِّم الملكَ المظفّرَ طُغْرِلا

    they move their flanks, pressing onward with us,

    and head toward the victorious king, Tughril.