1. The lyre of the jinn is lost in the vastness of the universe
Adorned after the hymns were gone

2. Wrapped in the bosoms of the unseen, clung to
In eternal twilight of the shades of death, preserved

3. The souls of twilight asked about it and vanished
Moaning from the desolation in which statues lie

4. The star drew confusing eyelids
Worn out by the torment of separation, appeased

5. Battered by the dust of time, it wearied them
Prolonged gazing and deep yearning consume

6. They watched the procession of the world and it disturbed them
Did its steps falter and pause in the atoms?

7. So their eyelids trembled confusedly in the gloom
As if their darkness was devoid of a lute

8. And the ailment of the breezes doubled their wandering
Seeking their fortune vainly in travel

9. Passing through time confused, whatever touches them
Burns them with confirmation of despair

10. She says: this is the raging clamor of melody
Whose resonant strings thrill odes

11. And where, oh flower of the flute, was its inspirer
Whose magic intoxicated the world with its echo?

12. For this chant the mouth of the world repeats
Yet where is the sorcery of its lute and oud?

13. So light cast down its inebriating sleeves
And the statues prostrated themselves before its magic

14. And a scent that perfumed it melted in its cradle
And the magic and languor of its cheek disappeared

15. And it shook with the shaking of heartfelt sighs
In the chapter of remembrance, faith and oneness

16. And he said, how many generations have passed
Yet his tune in the mouths of generations still warbles

17. But they froze like me when asked
And their eloquence was muted and numb

18. When suddenly a fierce hurricane roared
Horrifying the jinn, humans, and all creatures

19. As if it were the ferocity of fate storming
Beyond what exists in the valleys of the earth

20. From the meadows of Abqar it blew, rumbling
As if it were the threats of rebellious jinn

21. In its heart a melody, if it softened you'd think it
The moan of a lute sighing in the night

22. And if harsh, then people's hearts recoiled
The earth quaked, and the universe thundered

23. It cast its wisdom upon the mad time
So the old and young were guided by it

24. And delighted the hearing of the world with its tune
As if David blew the lyre

25. Teaching awe to the creeds in its verses
So they rave while storming frenzied

26. A blond that never kept company with a cup nor drank
Nor harvested clusters of grapes in generosity

27. Her ignorance still confused her, misleading
From her talents and wisdom, straying

28. Until the blond stars arrived joyfully in Aleppo
Their bodies emaciated from difficult travel

29. Amazed by the magical sight they saw
Wine is imaginative and reason asleep

30. With Mutanabbi's flowering lyre, melodious
Suspended by the cords of stars, outstretched

31. Unleashing melodies, whether its fervent ringing
Brought prey to its face by its magic

32. Then his lips buzzed a moment and he passed by
His heart drunk with the rapture of the melody

33. Saying: gather no feast for its memory
For every melody drawn from its flute is a feast