1. عَفا سائِرٌ مِنها فَهَضبُ كِتانَةً

    فَدارَ بِأَعلى عاقِلٍ أَو مُحَسَّرِ

    Of those haunts, Sāʾir and the hills of Kitāna have faded,

    As has a dwelling in upper ʿĀqil or Muḥassar.

  2. وَمِنها بشَرقيِّ المَذاهِبِ دِمنَةٌ

    مُعَطَّلَةٌ آياتُها لَم تَتَغَيَّرِ

    And among them, east of al-Madhāhib, lies a ruined campsite,

    Deserted, its traces unchanged.

  3. قَصَرنا بِها لَمّا عَرفنا رُسومَها

    أَزِمَّةَ سَمجاتِ المَعاطِفِ ضُمَّرِ

    There, when we recognized its vestiges, we drew in

    The reins of lean she-camels, ungainly of flank.