لَمّا اِنثَنى عَنّي الرِفاقُ إِلى الحَمى

وَالنوقُ قَد شَطَّت بِنا عِن ضالِهِ

When my friends departed from me towards the ruins,

And the camel litters had borne us far from our route,

وَبَقيتُ بَعدَهُم وَحيداً في الفَلا

مِمَّن يُساعِدُني عَلى أَهوالِهِ

I remained alone after them in the empty wilderness,

With none to aid me against its terrors.

قَطَّرتُ إِثرَهُم دُموعاً صَعِّدَت

مِن مُهجَتي بِلَهيبِ قَلبٍ والِهِ

I shed copious tears that arose

From my burning heart in grief after them.

آلَت مَسَرَّتُهُ غَداةَ رَحيلِهِم

أَلّا تَؤولَ إِلَيهِ دونَ مَآلِهِ

I wished the morning after they left

That it would not end except in reunion with them.