عُج حَيثُ تَرى ذوائِبَ الأَعلامِ

فاستَخبِر عَن أُولَئِكَ الأَقوامِ

Visit where you see the banners' tails waving,

And ask about those people.

واستسقِ سِوى دمُوعِ عيني لَهُمُ

يَكفيني ما عِندي مِنَ الأَسقامِ

Seek besides my tears for them,

What I have of illnesses is enough for me.