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He called, while death fluttered its wings,

دعا قابضا والموت يخفق ظله

1. He called, while death fluttered its wings,
But no answer came from the absent beloved.

١. دَعا قابِضاً والموتُ يخْفُقُ ظِلُّهُ
وما قابضٌ إذْ لَمْ يُجِبْ بِنَجيبِ

2. Obaydullah despaired, and his mother's son,
Though had He willed, He'd have saved my love that day.

٢. وآسى عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ ثَمَّ ابنَ أُمِّهِ
وَلَوْ شاءَ نجَّى يَوْمَ ذاكَ حبيِيبي