1. وَإِذا تَنَكَّرَتِ البِلا

    دُ فَأَولِها كَنَفَ البِعادِ

    And when the lands turn hostile,

    then turn your flank to them and depart.

  2. وَاِجعَل مقامَكَ أَو مَقَر

    رَكَ جانِبَي بَركِ الغِمادِ

    And make your dwelling, or your abode,

    on either side of Bark al-Ghimad.

  3. لَستَ اِبنَ أُمِّ القاطِني

    نَ وَلا اِبنَ عَمٍّ لِلبِلادِ

    You share no mother with the inhabitants,

    nor are you a cousin to the lands.

  4. وَاِنظُر إِلى الشَمسِ الَّتي

    طَلَعَت عَلى إِرمٍ وَعادِ

    And look at the sun that

    rose over Iram and ʿAd.

  5. هَل تُؤنِسَنَّ بَقِيَّةً

    مِن حاضِرٍ مِنهُم وَبادِ

    Can you discern any remnant

    of their townsfolk and nomads?

  6. كُلٌّ الذَخائِرِ غَيرَ تَق

    وى ذي الجَلالِ إِلى نَفادِقال:

    All treasures, save reverence

    for the Lord of Majesty, are destined to run out. He said:

  7. مجزوء الكامل

    وَإِذا تَنَكَّرَتِ البِلا

    Shortened Kamil meter.

    And when the lands turn hostile,

  8. دُ فَأَولِها كَنَفَ البِعادِ

    وَاِجعَل مقامَكَ أَو مَقَر

    then turn your flank to them and depart.

    And make your dwelling, or your abode,

  9. رَكَ جانِبَي بَركِ الغِمادِ

    لَستَ اِبنَ أُمِّ القاطِني

    on either side of Bark al-Ghimad.

    You share no mother with the inhabitants,

  10. نَ وَلا اِبنَ عَمٍّ لِلبِلادِ

    وَاِنظُر إِلى الشَمسِ الَّتي

    nor are you a cousin to the lands.

    And look at the sun that

  11. طَلَعَت عَلى إِرمٍ وَعادِ

    هَل تُؤنِسَنَّ بَقِيَّةً

    rose over Iram and ʿAd.

    Can you discern any remnant

  12. مِن حاضِرٍ مِنهُم وَبادِ

    كُلٌّ الذَخائِرِ غَيرَ تَق

    of their townsfolk and nomads?

    All treasures, save reverence

  13. وى ذي الجَلالِ إِلى نَفادِ

    for the Lord of Majesty, are destined to run out.