تَذَكَّرتُ أَحداجاً بِأَعلى بُسيطَةٍ

تَذَكَّرتُ أَحداجاً بِأَعلى بُسيطَةٍ

وَقَد رَفَعوا في السَيرِ حَتّى تَمَنَّعوا

وَقَد رَفَعوا في السَيرِ حَتّى تَمَنَّعوا

I recalled camel litters in the upper reaches of Busaytah.

I recalled friends on a high plain

And they had hastened on their journey until they were beyond reach.

As they rode on until out of sight

تَصَيَّفَت الأَكنافَ أَكنافَ بيشَةٍ

تَصَيَّفَت الأَكنافَ أَكنافَ بيشَةٍ

فَكانَ لَها رَوضُ الأَشاقيصِ مَربَعُ

فَكانَ لَها رَوضُ الأَشاقيصِ مَربَعُ

They summered in the outskirts, the outskirts of Bishah.

The sides took on aspects of Bishah

So the meadow of al-Ashaqis was their spring pasture.

So it had the garden of loves in square