أَلا ما لِرَسمِ الدار لا يَتَكَلَّمُ

وَقَد عاجَ أَصحابي عَلَيهِ فَسَلَّموا

Alas, why does the outline of the abode not speak

When my companions have bidden it farewell?

بِأَخزَمَ أَو بِالمُنحَنى مِن سوَيقَةٍ

أَلا رُبَّما أَهدى لَكَ الشَوقَ أَخزَمُ

By Akhzam or the curved part of Suwayqah,

Alas, sometimes yearning makes Akhzam greet you.

وَغَيَّرَها العَصرانِ حَتّى كَأَنَّها

عَلى قِدَمِ الأَيّامِ بُردٌ مُسَهَّمُ

Time has changed it until it seems

Like a worn-out mantle from days gone by.