1. أَطْنبُوا في عَرَفاتٍ وَغَدَوْا

    يَتَعَاطَوْن لَهُ حُسْنَ الصِّفاتِ

    They spoke at length in praise of Arafat and began

    ascribing fine qualities to him.

  2. ثُمَّ قَالوا ليَ هَلْ وافَقْتَنا

    قُلْتُ عِندي وَقْفَةٌ في عَرَفاتِ

    Then they said to me, “Do you agree with us?”

    I said, “I must pause over Arafat.”