1. I remembered Rashdi in the morning, his face
And in his voice the tenderness like bees in roses

2. Handsome, gentle spirited like the softness of wine
And fresher than a babe wrapped in the cradle

3. Eyelids of light, lips of dew and dawn
More subtle than whispers, sweeter than honey

4. The world is empty, empty without his love
So I became downcast, and he left me alone

5. Is there in each day an ember of youth
With which sorrows are kindled, fire upon fire?

6. You are handsome in every fragrant garden
Perfumed with herbs, sweetened with roses

7. All misfortunes were powerless against me
Never casting me into valleys of desolation

8. But misfortune in some of its work
Struck my heart at your death, O Rashdi