1. My ode to you, O life and its years,
My soul's wish so it would never lose its desire,
١. قَرِيضُكَ يَا حَيَاتِي يَا سَنَاهَا
مُنَى نَفْسِي فَلاَ عَدِمَتْ مُنَاهَا
2. You remained a fortress for it and for Islam,
Giving comfort from the heat of its suffering.
٢. بَقِيتَ لَهَا وَلِلإِسْلاَمِ حِصْناً
تُرِيحُ شَمْسَ سَلْوَتِهَا عَنَاهَا
3. My ode and gentleness to you O brother,
May its pasture never lose you.
٣. قَرِيضُكَ وَاللَّطَافَةِ يَا أَخَاهَا
وَلاَ عَدِمَتْكَ مَرْتَعُهُ حَشَاهَا
4. I ransom you - do you know that my mind
Is captivated by the magic of your poetry since it sensed it?
٤. فَدَيْتُكَ هَلْ عَلِمْتَ بِأَنَّ عَقْلِي
عَقِيرُ عُقَارِ شِعْرِكِ مُذْ حَشَاهَا