أَقفَرَ الحضرُ مِن نَضيَرةَ فالمر

باعُ مِنها فجانِبُ الثَّرثارِ

The desolate town is devoid of water even during rain

Everything that bubbled and bubbled is sold and gone

إذ تَواصَوا بِالكَبشِ لَمّا أَحَسُّ

وهُ وقالُوا مَعَ الحِذارِ حَذارِ

When they conspired about the ram at the time I sensed

It was him they were talking about, cautiously, cautiously