1. عَهدي بِهِم وَسَرابُ البيدِ مُنصَدِعٌ

    عَنهُم وَقَد نَزَلوا ذا لُجَّةٍ صَخِبا

    I last saw them with the desert mirage splitting apart

    from them, as they descended into its clamorous depths,

  2. مُشَمِّراً بارِزَ الساقَينِ مُنكَفِتاً

    كَأَنَّهُ خافَ مِن أَعدائِهِ طَلَبا

    its garment tucked up, its two shins bare, hastening away,

    as though it feared pursuit by its enemies.

  3. وَقَد رَموا بِهِضابِ الحَزنِ ذايَسَرٍ

    وَخَلَّفوا بَعدُ عَن أَيمانِهم شَرَبا

    And they had cast the hills of al-Hazn to their left,

    and afterward left Sharab behind, off to their right.