1. Stand in the valley of al-‘Aqar then ask
About the dark-eyed maidens

2. About my companions, and what they did
On the day when my camel litter was made ready

3. Perhaps I will find news of them
In the ruins and the desolate abodes

4. For after them I am troubled
With a heart consumed with cares

5. I pine for them with yearning
And my tears bear witness

6. I swear by love, O my torment
And the desire of my heart, O my hope

7. Will time again reunite us
Between the shade of the lost ones and the mountain