1. مُذْ قَعْقَعتْ عُمُدٌ لِلْحَيِّ وانْتَجَعَتْ

    كِرامُ قُطَّانِه لم ألْقَ مِن سَنَدِ

    Since the tribe’s tent poles rattled and off in search of pasture went

    its noble dwellers, I have found no support.

  2. مضى الأُلَى كنتُ أخْشَى أن يُلِمَّ بهم

    رَيْبُ الزمانِ فلا أخْشَى على أَحَدِ

    Gone are those I used to fear might be struck

    by Time’s calamities; now I fear for no one.

  3. فأفْرَخ الرَّوعُ أن شَالَتْ نَعامتُهم

    وأفْسَد الدهرُ منهم بَيْضةَ البَلَدَ

    So fear has subsided, now that their ostrich has departed,

    and Time has spoiled the land’s prized egg among them.