بَقِيَّةُ قَومٍ آذَنوا بِبَوارِ

بَقِيَّةُ قَومٍ آذَنوا بِبَوارِ

وَأَنضاءُ أَسفارٍ كَشَربِ عُقارِ

وَأَنضاءُ أَسفارٍ كَشَربِ عُقارِ

We are the remnant of a people showing signs of ruin,

The remnant of a people who announced ruin

A remnant of a folk who have signaled their own demise,

And men worn thin by journeys, like drinkers of wine.

And the brightness of journeys like the drinking of medicine

Worn gaunt by travel, like those drunk on vintage wine.

نَزَلنا عَلى حُكمِ الرِياحِ بِمَسجِدٍ

نَزَلنا عَلى حُكمِ الرِياحِ بِمَسجِدٍ

عَلَينا لَها ثَوباً حَصىً وَغُبارِ

عَلَينا لَها ثَوباً حَصىً وَغُبارِ

We lodged in a mosque at the mercy of the winds;

We descended upon the rule of the winds in a mosque

We halted at the mercy of the winds within a mosque,

Over us lay their two robes of pebbles and dust.

Upon us it had a garment of pebbles and dust

Clothed by the gale in a tunic of gravel and dust.

خَليلَيَّ ما هَذا مُناخاً لِمِثلِنا

خَليلَيَّ ما هَذا مُناخاً لِمِثلِنا

فَشُدّا عَلَيها وَاِرحَلا بِنَهارِ

فَشُدّا عَلَيها وَاِرحَلا بِنَهارِ

My two friends, this is no resting place for the likes of us;

My two friends this is not a dwelling for our likes

O my two friends, this is no campsite for our kind,

So tighten the saddles on them, and depart by daylight.

So pack up and depart by daylight

So saddle the mounts and depart by the light of day.

وَلا تُنكِرا عَصفَ الرِياحِ فَإِنَّها

وَلا تُنكِرا عَصفَ الرِياحِ فَإِنَّها

قِرى كُلِّ ضَيفٍ باتَ عِندَ سِوارِ

قِرى كُلِّ ضَيفٍ باتَ عِندَ سِوارِ

And do not find the winds’ blast strange, for they are

And do not deny the blowing of the winds for it

And do not denounce the violent blowing of the storm,

The hospitality offered to every guest who spends the night with Siwar.

Is the lodging of every guest who spent the night at encampments

For it is the feast of every guest who lodges with Siwar.