1. قامَتْ تُريدُ الرَّواح وَهْناً

    فقلتُ خَلِّي رُوحي ورُوحي

    She rose, wishing to depart late at night.

    So I said: Leave my soul, and go.

  2. ولا تعوجي من بعْدِ وَلْيٍ

    لِتَنشائي ذا ريحٍ وريحِ

    And do not turn aside after drawing near,

    to smell one bearing an odor and a breeze.

  3. فإنْ أتاك النّاعي بيَومي

    كدَأْبِ موسى نُوحي ونُوحِ

    If the death-herald comes to you with news of my day,

    lament, as was the custom of Moses and Noah.

  4. وحقِّقي بعد موت بعدي

    كُلَّ فصيحٍ معاً فصيحِ

    And after death, after me, ascertain

    every eloquent speaker together—then cry out. [Wording unclear.]