1. The year came bearing in its hands
The elder brother's last requests to him
١. أقبل العامُ حاملاً في يديه
توصيات الأخِ الكبيرِ إليه
2. He said: I left behind me an inheritance
Over which the orphan villages weep
٢. قال: إني تركتُ إرثاً ورائي
تتباكى قُرى اليتامَى عليه
3. How many a lad hoped round him and wished
To whisper to him with his magic the name of his beloved
٣. كم فَتى حامَ حولَه وتمنَّى
أن يُناجي بسِحرِه أصْغَرَيْهِ
4. Tongues clamored in mourning over him
And he carried his fortune in his eyelashes
٤. زَمْجَرتْ ألسُنٌ عليه حدادٌ
فنَعى حَظَّه إلى مقلتيه