1. The caravan conversed of journeying
Toward a land where I had pitched my tents
١. تَحَدَّثتِ الرِكابُ بِسَير أَروى
إِلى بَلَدٍ حططتُ بِهِ خِيامي
2. I almost flew with yearning for that place
On a ship like a homing pigeon's flight
٢. فَكِدتُ أَطيرُ من شَوقٍ اِلَيها
بِقادمةٍ كَقادِمَةِ الحمامِ