فَإِنَّكَ وَاِدِّكارَكَ أُمَّ وَهبٍ

حَنينُ العودِ يَتَّبِعِ الظِرابا

For you and the memory of you are a loving mother,

The yearning of return follows misfortune,

تَذَكَّرَتِ المَعالِمَ فَاِستَحَنَّت

وَأَنكَرَتِ المَشارِعَ وَالجِنابا

It remembered the landmarks so it yearned,

And was perplexed by the streets and neighbourhood,

فَباتَت لا تَنامُ تُشيمُ بَرقاً

تَلَألَأَ في حَبِيٍّ أَينَ صابا

It spent the night sleepless, lightning appeared

Twinkling in a beloved one - where did it settle?

أَبِالبَزواءِ أَم بِجُنوبِ نِصعٍ

أَمِ اِحتَلَّت رَواياهُ العَنابا

In al-Bazwa or at Junub Nisa'

Or did its grazing grounds become desolate.