1. كَم لِلمَنازِلِ مِن شَهرٍ وَأَعوامِ

    بِالمُنحَنى بَينَ أَنهارٍ وَآجامِ

    How many months and years the dwellings have seen,

    At the bend, between rivers and thickets!

  2. مَضى ثَلاثُ سِنينٍ مُنذُ حُلَّ بِها

    وَعامَ حُلَّت وَهَذا التابِعُ الخامي

    Three years have passed since they were inhabited,

    Plus the year of their habitation; this following year is the fifth.