أترىDo you think الجيرةthe neighbors الذينwho تداعواcalled one another
أترى الجيرة الذين تداعوا
بكرةearly in the morning للرحيلfor departure قبلbefore الزوالِnoon
بكرة للرحيل قبل الزوالِ
Do you think the neighbors who called one another
Do you see the neighbors who gathered
Early in the morning to depart before noon
In the morning to depart before noon
علمواthey knew أننيthat I مقيمremaining وقلبيand my heart
علموا أنني مقيم وقلبي
راحلdeparting فيهمamong them إمامleader of الجمالِthe camels
راحل فيهم إمام الجمالِ
Knew that I remain, while my heart
They knew I was staying though my heart
Departs among them, leading the camels,
Had departed with them, leader of beauty
مثلlike صاعmeasuring cup العزيزal-ʿAzīz فيin ارحلsaddlebags القوthe people (word continues)
مثل صاع العزيز في ارحل القو
مcompletion of 'the people' ولاand not يعلمونthey know ماwhat فيin الرحالِthe saddlebags
م ولا يعلمون ما في الرحالِ
Like al-ʿAzīz's measuring cup in the people's saddlebags,
Like Joseph's bowl in the saddlebags of the caravan
While they do not know what is in the saddlebags?
And they know not what is in the bags