1. فكأنّما فيهِ بقيّةُ رُوحهِ

    وكأنّما عن ريبةٍ لم يَنطُقِ

    So it is as though a remnant of his soul remains within him,

    And as though, out of misgiving, he has not spoken.

  2. مُتقلّصُ الشّفتَينِ تَحسَبُ أنّهُ

    في الجذع يضحكُ للعُلا إذ يَرتقي

    His lips drawn tight, you would think that he

    Smiles toward the heights as he ascends upon the trunk.

  3. أوفى عليهِ في العُلوِّ كأنّهُ

    مُتعلقٌ بالفرقدِ المتعلّقَ

    He has risen high upon it, as though he were

    Hanging from al-Farqad, the suspended star.

  4. قد قابلَ الجهةَ التي كانت لهُ

    فكأنّه باكٍ وإن لم يشهقَ

    He has faced the direction that was once his,

    So he seems to be weeping, even though he does not sob.