1. فارقتُ مكّةَ والأقدارُ تُقحِمُني

    وَلي فؤادٌ بها ثاوٍ مَدى الزَمنِ

    I left Mecca, with the fates driving me onward,

    And my heart dwells there for all time.

  2. فارقتُها لا رضىً منّي وقد شهدَت

    بذاكَ أَملاكُ ذاك الحِجر والرُكُنِ

    I left her, not of my own will, and witness was borne

    To that by the angels of that Hijr and the Corner.

  3. فارقتُها وبودّي إذ فَرَقتُ بها

    لَو كانَ قد فارَقت روحي بها بَدَني

    I left her, and as I parted there, I wished

    That my soul had parted there from my body.