جَمَعوا فَما أَكَلوا الَّذي جَمَعوا

وَبَنوا مَساكِنَهُم فَما سَكَنوا

They gathered but enjoyed not what they gathered

And built dwellings but did not live in them long

فَكَأَنَّهُم ظُعُنٌ بِها نَزَلوا

لَمّا اِستَراحوا ساعَةً ظَعَنوا

It was as though for them the dwellings were but halting places

Whenever they took rest for an hour, they moved on