1. For there is a mourner for lost arts
Who stirs the emotions though nothing hurts.
١. ولربَّ نائحةٍ على فَنَنٍ
تُشْجي الخليَّ وما بهِ شَجوُ
2. And she sang from her lover's branch
As though her song itself was heartfelt.
٢. وتَغرَّدتْ في غصنِ أيكتِها
فكأنما تغريدُها شَدْوُ