عَفا مِن آلِ فاطِمَةِ السَليلُ

وَقَد قَدُمَت بِذي أَوبٍ طُلولُ

The noble descendant of Fatima's family has pardoned

Though they advanced with towering fortress

خَلَت وَتَزجَر القَلع الغَوادي

عَلَيها فَالأَنيسُ بِها قَليلُ

It lies empty, the dwellings of Gawad abandoned

Few remain there as friends

وَقَفتُ بِها فَلَمّا لَم تُجِبني

بَكَيتُ وَلَم أَخَل أَنّي جَهولُ

I stood by it, but when there was no response

I wept, though I am no ignorant fool

وَلَمّا أَن بَدَت لِصَفا أُراقٍ

تَجَمَّعَ مِن طَوائِفِهِم فُلولُ

And when the morning light shone on Safa's slopes

The remnants of their tribes gathered

كَأَنَّهُم بِجَنبِ القاعِ أَصلاً

نِعامٌ قالِصٌ عَنهُ الظَلولُ

As if beside Al-Qaa they had always been

Ostriches grazing, shaded from the sun