1. A quarter where stars yearned for its people
And the uncertainty of time cast them adrift
١. رَبعٌ تَرَبَّصَت النجومُ لأَهله
وَرَماهُمُ رَيبُ الزَمانِ فَقرطسا
2. As though it was from eras gone by
A quarter of Imru' al-Qais' old encampment
٢. فَكأَنَّه مِمّا تقادم عهدُهُ
رَبعُ امرىء القيسِ القَديم بعسعسا