ما في الديار مجاوب والنبي باطي

ما في الديار مجاوب والنبي باطي

إلا الصدا قد طواني بعد اسمي طي

إلا الصدا قد طواني بعد اسمي طي

No one in the dwellings answers—by the Prophet, [bāṭī: unclear].

There is no answering call in the dwellings, though the Prophet's call still echoes,

Only the echo has utterly folded me away, after my name.

Save for the echo that has folded me into forgetfulness after my name.

كم صحت في الحي اسما اين هي باحي

كم صحت في الحي اسما اين هي باحي

أجابني الحي السما النها يا حي

أجابني الحي السما النها يا حي

How often I cried in the quarter, 'Asma, where is she?' [bāḥī: unclear].

How often did I call out names in the dwellings - where are their voices?

The quarter answered me ... the sky ... [al-nahā: unclear] ... 'O quarter!'

The dwellings called back: Those names, O living one, are no more.