1. وَشَيَّدَها حُدباً تَخالُ ظُهورُها

    مِنَ الجانِبِ الأَقصى سَواماً مُبَرَّكا

    And he built it with rounded vaults, whose backs you would take,

    from the farthest side, for a herd of kneeling camels.

  2. أَعَدَّ لَها نَورُ الرَّبيعِ وَظِلَّهُ

    وَيَوماً يُرَجّى خَيرَهُ مَن تَبَرَّكا

    He prepared for it spring’s blossoms and shade,

    and a day whose bounty those seeking blessings hope for.

  3. فَما أَدرَكَ النَّورُ الرَّبيعي يَومَهُ

    وَلا عَرَفات بَعدَ ذلِكَ أَدرَكا

    Yet he did not reach the day of spring’s blossoms,

    nor did he reach Arafat after that.