إِلى جَيداءَ قَد بَعَثُوا رَسُولاً

لِيُخبِرَها فَلا صُحِبَ الرَسُولُ

To Jaidaa a messenger they sent

To inform her, but the messenger did not accompany

كَأَنَّ العامَ لَيسَ بِعامِ حَجٍّ

تَغَيَّرَتِ المَواسِمُ وَالشُكُولُ

As if the year were not a year for pilgrimage

The seasons have changed, and the complainers