1. وَقَد كانَ من أَيّامِنا بِسوَيقه

    وَلَيلاتُنا بِالجَزع ذي الطَلح مَذهَب

    And there was, in our days at Suwayqa

    And our nights at the acacia-lined valley bend, a retreat,

  2. إِذا العَيشُ لَم يَمرُر عَلَينا وَلَم يحُل

    بِنا بَعد حينَ وَرده المُتَقَلِّب

    When life had not grown bitter for us, nor had

    The ever-changing one yet descended upon us at the hour of its coming.