هَلis there? عِندَat مَنزِلَةٍa dwelling قَدalready أَقفَرَتhas become deserted خَبَرُnews
هَل عِندَ مَنزِلَةٍ قَد أَقفَرَت خَبَرُ
مَجهولَةٍunrecognizable غَيَّرَتهاaltered it بَعدَكَafter you الغِيَرُthe turns of fortune
مَجهولَةٍ غَيَّرَتها بَعدَكَ الغِيَرُ
Is there any news at a dwelling now deserted,
unrecognizable, altered since you left by the turns of fortune?
بَينَbetween الأَقاعِصِal-Aqāʿiṣ وَالسِكرانِand al-Sikrān قَدalready دَرَسَتhave been effaced
بَينَ الأَقاعِصِ وَالسِكرانِ قَد دَرَسَت
مِنهاfrom it المَعارِفُthe familiar landmarks طُرّاًaltogether ماnot بِهاin it أَثَرُa trace
مِنها المَعارِفُ طُرّاً ما بِها أَثَرُ
Between al-Aqāʿiṣ and al-Sikrān, effaced are
all its familiar landmarks; not a trace remains there.
Sol 6.1