1. رجعت وفي نفسي بلابل جمة

    وقد فاتني بعض الذي كان مطلبي

    I returned with many anxieties in my soul,

    And some of what I had sought had eluded me,

  2. من أصحاب بدر من قريش وغيرهم

    بني هاشم منهم ومن أهل يثرب

    Among the men of Badr, of Quraysh and others—

    The sons of Hashim among them, and some of Yathrib’s people.

  3. ولكنني قد نلت شيئاً ولم يكن

    كما كنت أرجو في مسيري ومركبي

    But I did gain something, though it was not

    As I had hoped while journeying and riding.