عَفا مَنقَلٌ من اِهلِهِ فَنَقيبُ

عَفا مَنقَلٌ من اِهلِهِ فَنَقيبُ

فَسَرحُ اللِوى من ساهِر فمريبُ

فَسَرحُ اللِوى من ساهِر فمريبُ

Manqal lies effaced, bereft of its people—and Naqīb as well;

Manqal lies effaced, bereft of its people, and Naqib;

then Sarḥ al-Liwā, from Sāhir on to Murīb.

And Sarh al-Liwa of Sahir, and Murib;

فَذو المَرخِ اِقوى فِالبِراقُ كَأَنَّها

فَذو المَرخِ اِقوى فِالبِراقُ كَأَنَّها

بِحَورَةَ لَم يَحلُل بِهِنَّ عَريب

بِحَورَةَ لَم يَحلُل بِهِنَّ عَريب

Dhū al-Markh lies desolate, and al-Birāq—as though

And Dhu al-Markh lies deserted, and al-Biraq seem as though

at Ḥawrah no living soul had ever dwelt among them.

At Hawrah no soul had ever dwelt in them.