نظرتُ خلالَ الشمسِ من مشرقِ الضحى

ووافيتُ من كُتمانَ ركناً عَطَوَّدا

I gazed upon the sun from the east at dawn,

And arrived from a hidden corner, hunched over.

بعينين لم تستكرها يومَ غُبرةٍ

ولم تهبطا جوفَ العراقِ فترمدا

With eyes that have never been bothered by dust,

Nor descended into Iraq's interior where they would wither.

الى ظُعُنٍ للمالكياتِ بالضُّحى

فيالك مرأى ما أشاقَ وأبعدا

Towards the hillocks of Malikiyat at dawn,

What a sight! How arduous and far away!