خلّفتُ خَلفي ضيعةً ضاعَتْ سوى

دِمَنٍ تُعَرِّضُها العوارضُ للبلى

I left behind a village being eroded

Except ruins that misfortunes expose to decay

ما إنْ تيسّرَ لي دخولُ رِباعها

إلاّ تذكرتُ الدَّخولَ فحَوْمَلا

No sooner do I manage to enter its pen

Than I remember its ruin and get overwhelmed with sadness