1. عَفَت عَرَفاتٌ فَالمَصائِفُ مِن هِندِ

    فَأَوحَشَ ما بَينَ الجَريبَينِ فَالنَهدِ

    Hind’s traces have faded at ʿArafāt and al-Maṣāʾif, the summer grounds.

    So the land between al-Jarībayn and al-Nahd has grown desolate.

  2. وَغَيَّرَها طولُ التَقادُمِ وَالبَلى

    فَلَيسَت كَما كانَت تَكونُ عَلى العَهدِ

    And the long passage of time and decay have changed them.

    So they are not as they used to be in former days.

  3. تَرَكوا خَيشاً عَلى أَيمانِهِم

    وَيَسوماً عَن يَسارِ المُنجِدِ

    They left Khaysh on their right,

    And Yasūm to the left of the traveler bound for Najd.