وَقَفْتُ بِأطلالِ الأَحِبَّةِ سَائِلاً

وَدَمعي يَسْقِي ثَمَّ عَهْداً وَمَعْهَدا

I stood amidst the ruins of the beloved, asking,

While my tears watered the pact and the covenant.

وَمِن عَجَبٍ إنّي أَوَدُّ دِيَارَهُمْ

وَحَظِّيَ مِنها حِينَ أَسألُها الصَّدَى

How strange that still I love their homes,

Although my share therein when I ask is but an echo.