1. لَمْ أَمْشِ في طُرُقِ العَزاءِ لأَنَّني

    غَالي السُّلُوِّ رَخِيصُ فَيْضِ الأَدْمُعِ

    I have not walked the paths of consolation, for

    forgetting comes dear to me, but the outpouring of tears comes cheap.

  2. وإِذا ذكَرْتُكَ يَوْمَ سِرْتَ مُوَدِّعاً

    وَقَفَ الأَسى في القَلْبِ غَيْرَ مُوَدِّعِ

    And when I recall you on the day you left, bidding farewell,

    Grief stands in my heart, bidding no farewell.

  3. وَرَأَيْتُ شَخْصَكَ في سَوادِ جَوَانِحي

    مُتَمَثِّلاً فَكأَنَّنا في مَوْضِعِ

    And I see your form in the darkness of my breast,

    Taking shape, as though we were in the same place.