مالي أرى أبوابهم مهجورةً
وكأنَّ بابَك مجمعُ الأسواقِ
Why do I see their doors deserted,
while your door seems the meeting place of all the markets?
أرجَوْك أم خافوك أم شاموا الحيا
بحَرَاكَ فانتجعوا من الآفاقِ
Did they place their hopes in you, or fear you, or glimpse the life-giving rain
in your courtyard, and so journey here from every horizon seeking its bounty?
Sol 5.6