1. ذكرياتي جوفَ مكّه

    دكّها العمرانُ دكّا

    My memories in the heart of Mecca—

    urban development has razed them to the ground.

  2. أين منّي , أين منها

    كلّ ما أشجى وأذكى ؟!

    Where, for me—where, for her—

    is all that stirred sorrow and kindled feeling?!

  3. قد توارى في ضلالٍ

    أشعل الشوقَ وأبكى

    It has vanished into delusion

    that set longing ablaze and brought tears.

  4. ها أنا أغتال صمتي

    أقتلُ الأحلامَ شكّا

    Here I am, assassinating my silence,

    killing dreams with doubt.

  5. وخيالي صار قيداً

    كل شيء ضاعَ إفكا

    And my imagination has become a fetter;

    everything has been lost through deceit.

  6. إيه مكة كيف أغفو ..

    وطلولُ " الروح " هلكى ..

    Ah, Mecca, how can I doze...

    while the ruins of the "soul" lie dead...

  7. ومغانيكِ صروحٌ

    صكّها الأغرارُ صكّا ..

    And your dwelling places are lofty edifices,

    which the naïve have battered forcefully...

  8. والذي أرتادُ دوماً

    قد عفا والآن يُحكى ؟!!

    And the place I always frequented

    has faded away, and now is told of?!