رجعت وفي نفسي بلابل جمة

وقد فاتني بعض الذي كان مطلبي

I have returned with restless thoughts whirling within,

For I have missed some of what I sought to attain -

من أصحاب بدر من قريش وغيرهم

بني هاشم منهم ومن أهل يثرب

Companions of Badr from Quraysh and others still,

Hashimites among them and the people of Yathrib.

ولكنني قد نلت شيئاً ولم يكن

كما كنت أرجو في مسيري ومركبي

Yet I have gained something, though not as I had hoped,

On my journey and voyage, as I roamed and I probed.