1. The eyelids of the swordsman appeared, or the paws of the lion
A prison in which you, O best support, have been confined
١. جفن الحُسام بَدا أَم مَربض الأَسَد
سجن حَللت بِهِ يا خَير مُعتَمَد
2. Or your own sun, safe from ignorance, has risen
Veiled, though it is the dawn forever
٢. أَم شَمس ذاتِكَ عَن غَير الغَباء غَدَت
مَحجوبة وَهِيَ الإِشراق لِلأَبَد
3. And your eminent station in the horizons is lofty
It has never descended, though it is not without envy
٣. وَقَدر جاهك في الآفاق مُرتَفع
ما حَطَ يَوماً وَإِن لَم يَخل مِن حَسَد