1. He tended the stars when they almost spoke to him
And wept copious tears - how bloodied they were!
١. راعى النجومَ فقَد كادَت تكلمهُ
وانهلَّ بعدَ دموعٍ يا لها دَمُهُ
2. Healing for an ailment that could be cured by vigilance
Had his ailment been tended by one who pitied him
٢. أشفى على سقمٍ يُشفى الرقيبُ بهِ
لو كان أسقمَهُ من كان يَرحمُهُ
3. O you who feigned ignorance of what you knew
Deliberately, and divulged a secret you concealed
٣. يا من تجاهلَ عمَّا كانَ يعلمُهُ
عَمداً وباحَ بِسّرٍ كانَ يكتمُهُ
4. This is your bosom friend, motionless
Of his body remains only the illusion
٤. هذا خليلُكَ فِضواً لا حراكَ بهِ
لم يبقَ من جسمهِ إلا توهمُّهُ