1. وأرى بقيّة منرتي قد فُرّقت

    ليُرى بها ريشُ الغُرابِ غريبا

    And I see what remains of my [hair] scattered,

    so that the raven’s plumage seems strange amid it.

  2. كالطير لما نادأتها هِجمةٌ

    للصُقرِ فرّت في الجهاتِ هروبا

    Like birds, when an onslaught took them by surprise—

    a falcon’s—they fled in every direction to escape.

  3. أو كافتراقِ السفر في ديمومةٍ

    لم يخرجَوا من قَفرها تأوَيبا

    Or like travelers scattering in a vast desert,

    who did not emerge from its wilderness despite traveling all day.