1. سكرتْ بخمرِ زلازلٍ رقصتْ لها

    رقصَ القلوصِ براكبٍ مستعجلِ

    She grew drunk on the wine of earthquakes and danced to them,

    As a young she-camel dances bearing a rider in haste.

  2. سقياً لسقياها فدمعي قاطرٌ

    لمصابِ منزلِها وأهل المنزلِ

    May her draught be blessed, for my tears are dripping

    Over the calamity that struck her dwelling and its people.