1. سَقياً لِمَجلِسِنا الَّذي آنَستَهُ

    واهاً لِمَجلِسِنا الَّذي أَوحَشتَهُ

    May rain bless our gathering, which you enlivened!

    Alas for our gathering, which you left desolate!

  2. صَيَّرتَ مَجلِسَنا بِذِكرِكَ عامِراً

    وَحَضَرتَ آخَرَ غَيرَهُ فَعَمَرتَهُ

    You made our gathering thrive through remembrance of you,

    And you attended a different one and brought it to life.

  3. فَالذِكرُ مِنكَ لَنا نَديمٌ حاضِرٌ

    وَالشَخصُ مِنكَ لِغَيرِنا صَيَّرتَهُ

    So remembrance of you is a boon companion present among us,

    While you have given your physical presence to others.

  4. فَليَنعَمَنَّ بِطيبِ ذِكرِكَ يَومُنا

    وَلِيَأنَسَنَّ بِكَ الَّذي جالَستَهُ

    So may our day surely delight in the sweetness of remembering you,

    And may the one you sat with surely enjoy your company.