1. أَمِن طَلَلِ بِالجِزعِ مِن مَكَّةَ السِدرِ

    عَفا بَينَ أَكنافِ المُشَقَّرِ فالحَضرِ

    Is it for a ruin at the valley bend in Makkat al-Sidr,

    faded away between the environs of al-Mushaqqar and al-Hadr,

  2. ظَلِلتُ وَظَلَّ القَومُ مِن غَيرِ حاجَةٍ

    لَدُن غُدوَةٍ حَتّى دَنَت حَزَّةُ العَصرِ

    that I lingered, and the company lingered, with no purpose,

    from early morning until the afternoon hour drew near?

  3. يُبَكُّونَ مِن لَيلى عُهوداً قَديمةً

    وَماذا يُبَكّي القَومُ مِن مَنزِلٍ قَفرِ

    They mourn old days with Layla.

    And what does the company mourn in a deserted dwelling?