ولما رأيت سراةَ قومي

سكوناً لا يثوب لهم زعيم

When I saw the dwellings of my people

In stillness, with no chief to lead them,

هتفت بمسمع وصدى أميرٍ

وقبرِ معمّرٍ تلك القروم

I called out loud, my voice echoing,

To the tomb of the late commander, and those hills.