عرفت اليوم بالأسناد دارا

فدمع العين ينهمر انهمارا

Today I learned of a house through stories,

So tears from my eyes poured down like rain,

منازل جيرةٍ شحطت نواهم

وأعقبت السوافي والقطارا

Of neighboring homes that lost their dwellers,

And followed them were caravans and trains,

رمتني بالسليل غداة بانوا

على حذرٍ وما رمت اغترارا

They threw pebbles at me when dawn rose,

Cautiously, not out of deceit,

بأدهم فاحمٍ وبذي غروبٍ

كأن على أشانبه عُقارا

With pillars of smoke and dusk’s fading,

As if embers burned in its midst,

صهيباء الشراب خَبيَّ حَولٍ

حَوَلاً أوقرت مداراً وقارا

Clear wine of the purest extract,

Extract that settled and clarified,

فلما طاب مشربها تداعى

لها الغادون وابتدروا التجارا

So when its drink was refined and ready,

Seekers came flocking to barter and trade,

برجم الظن غير يقين علمٍ

كما شيم الحيا حين استطارا

They cast doubts without certainty of knowledge,

As snakes scatter when provoked and afraid,

بأعين محدبين لقوا إليه

كما ألقى إلى طيا نوارا

With bulging eyes they looked upon it,

As gazelles look towards meadows arrayed.