جَعَلوا الحَجَّ حُجَّةً لِلْفِراقِ

وَاسْتَحَلّوا خِيانَةَ المِيثاقِ

They made the pilgrimage an excuse for parting,

And deemed the betrayal of covenants licit.

دُونَ تِلْكَ الجِمالِ لَوْ قَدْ أَقامُوا

لَحَمَلْناهُمُ عَلى الأَحْداقِ

Had they but dwelt with that beauty, assuredly

We would have borne them up to the highest heavens.