ألا في سبيل اللَه ضاعت قصيدَتي

ألا في سبيل اللَه ضاعت قصيدَتي

وإن كان خيرُ الخَلقِ أبدى قبولَها

وإن كان خيرُ الخَلقِ أبدى قبولَها

Ah, in God's cause my poem was lost,

Alas, for the cause of God my poem is lost

Though the best of creation had shown his acceptance of it.

Though the best of mankind has shown it favor

فيا لَيتَ شِعري هَل تُرَدُّ لِفِكرَتي

فيا لَيتَ شِعري هَل تُرَدُّ لِفِكرَتي

وأعلَمُ منها شِعبَها وقبيلَها

وأعلَمُ منها شِعبَها وقبيلَها

So, if only I knew whether it would be restored to my mind,

I wish I knew, will it return to my thoughts?

And I might come to know its branch and tribe.

I know its clans and tribes, each meter and savor