رَبعٌ تَرَبَّصَت النجومُ لأَهله

وَرَماهُمُ رَيبُ الزَمانِ فَقرطسا

A quarter where stars yearned for its people

And the uncertainty of time cast them adrift

فَكأَنَّه مِمّا تقادم عهدُهُ

رَبعُ امرىء القيسِ القَديم بعسعسا

As though it was from eras gone by

A quarter of Imru' al-Qais' old encampment