1. صاحِ ما تَضحَكُ البُروقُ شَماتاً

    بِحِمامٍ وَلا تُبَكّي الرُعودُ

    Friend, lightning does not laugh in gloating

    over death, nor does thunder lament.

  2. يا مَحَلّي عَلَيكَ مِنّي سَلامٌ

    سَوفَ أَمضي وَيُنجِزُ المَوعودُ

    O my dwelling, peace upon you from me.

    I shall depart, and what was promised will come to pass.

  3. لَيتَ شَعري عَمَّن يَحُلُّكَ بَعدي

    أَقيامٌ لِصالِحٍ أَم قَعودُ

    Would that I knew who will dwell in you after me:

    will they stand for good, or sit idle?

  4. أَيُرَجَّونَ أَن أَعودَ إِلَيهِم

    لا تُرَجّوا فَإِنَّني لا أَعودُ

    Are they given hope that I shall return to them?

    Do not hold out hope, for I shall not return.

  5. وَلِجِسمي إِلى التُرابِ هُبوطٌ

    وَلِرَوحي إِلى الهَواءِ صُعودُ

    And my body shall descend to dust,

    and my soul shall ascend into the air.

  6. وَعَلى حالِها تَدومُ اللَيالي

    فَنَحوسٌ لِمَعشَرٍ أَو سَعودُ

    And the nights endure as they are:

    thus, ill fortune for a people, or good fortune.