ولم آتِ البيوت مطنباتٍ

ولم آتِ البيوت مطنباتٍ

بأكثبةٍ فردن من الرغام

بأكثبةٍ فردن من الرغام

Nor did I come to the tents, secured with guy ropes,

I did not come to the houses adorned

Among dunes standing apart from the fine sand.

With carpets laid down in velvet