أَتَذكُرُ عَهدَ ذي العَهدِ المُحيلِ

وَعَصرَكَ بالأَعارِفِ وَالشلولِ

Do you remember the time of fleeting covenants

And your era of customs and affectations

وَتَعريجَ المَطيَّةِ يَومَ شَوطى

عَلى العَرَصاتِ وَالدِمَنِ الحُلولِ

And the meandering of my she-camel on the day we travelled

Across the soft sands and pleasant hillocks