1. هذي الديار فحيهن صباحاً

    وقف المطايا بينهن طلاحا

    These are the dwellings: greet them in the morning,

    And halt the weary mounts among them.

  2. لا تسأل الأطلال إن لم تروها

    عبرات عينك واكفاً ممتاحا

    Do not question the ruins unless they are watered

    By your eye’s tears, as you weep and draw them forth.

  3. فلقد أخذن على جفونك موثقاً

    أن لا يرين مع البعاد شحاحا

    For they have taken a solemn pledge from your eyelids

    That they shall not be seen sparing tears in separation.

  4. إيه عن الحي الجميع وربما

    طرب الفؤاد لذكرهم فارتاحا

    Tell me more of the gathered tribe; how often

    The heart has stirred at their remembrance and rejoiced.

  5. ومنازل للظاعنين استعجمت

    حزناً وكانت بالسرور فصاحا

    And the dwellings of those who journeyed away have fallen mute

    With grief, though once they were eloquent with joy.