1. أَمَنزِلَتَي مَيٍّ سَلامٌ عَلَيكُما

    عَلى النَأيِ وَالنائي يَوَدُّ وَيَنصَحُ

    O two dwellings of Mayy, peace be upon you both,

    Despite the distance—the absent one loves and wishes you well.

  2. وَدَوِّيَّةً لَو ذو الرُمَيمَةِ رامَها

    وَصَيدَحُ أَودى ذو الرَميمِ وَصَيدَحُ

    And a wilderness—had Dhu al-Rumayma attempted it

    With Saydah, Dhu al-Ramim and Saydah would have perished—

  3. قَطَعتُ إِلى مَعروفِها مُنكَراتِها

    إِذا خَبَّ آلٌ دونَها يُتَوَضَّحُ

    I crossed its unfamiliar stretches toward its familiar ground,

    When a mirage raced before it, plainly visible.