1. صحا الشوق لولا عبرة ونحيب

    وذكرى تجد الوجد حين تثوب

    Longing would have sobered, but for a tear and sobbing,

    And a memory that renews passion whenever it returns,

  2. وقلب أبى إلا الوفاء بعهده

    وإن نزحت دار وبان حبيب

    And a heart that refused all but fidelity to its pledge,

    And though a dwelling has grown distant and a beloved has departed.

  3. ولله مني بعد حادثة النوى

    فؤاد لتذكار العهود طروب

    And, by God, after the calamity of parting, mine is

    A heart stirred by remembrance of old pledges.

  4. يؤرقه طيف الخيال إذا سرى

    وتذكي حشاه نفحة وهبوب

    A phantom vision keeps it sleepless when it comes by night,

    And a waft and a gust set its depths aflame.

  5. خليلي إلا تسعدا فدعا الأسى

    فإني لما يدعو الأسى لمجيب

    My two friends, if you will not share my grief, leave sorrow be;

    For I surely answer whatever sorrow calls for.

  6. ألما على الأطلال يقض حقوقها

    من الدمع فياض الشئون سكوب

    Visit the ruins, both of you; let their dues be paid

    With torrents of tears, streaming from the tear ducts.

  7. ولا تعذلاني في البكاء فإنها

    حشاشة نفسي في الدموع تذوب

    And do not reproach me for weeping, for it is

    The last spark of my soul that melts into tears.

  8. فيمم منه الحفل لا متقاعس

    لخطب ولا نكس اللقاء هيوب

    So he made for the gathering from him, never shrinking

    Before adversity, nor a coward fearful of combat.

  9. وراح كما راح الحسام من الوغى

    تروق حلاه والفرند خضيب

    And he returned as the keen sword returns from battle,

    Its ornaments delighting the eye, its blade's watered pattern blood-stained.

  10. شواهد اهدتهن منك شمائل

    وخلق بصفو المجد منك مشوب

    Testimonies bestowed by your noble traits,

    And by a character of yours imbued with pure glory.

  11. هما النيران الطالعان على الهدى

    بآياتفتح شأنهن عجيب

    They are the two luminaries rising with guidance,

    With signs of victory whose import is wondrous.

  12. شهابان في الهيجا غمامان في الندى

    تسح المعالي منهما وتصوب

    Two meteors in battle, two clouds in generosity;

    Lofty virtues stream from them and rain down.

  13. يدان لبسط المكرمات نماهما

    إلى المجد فياض اليدين وهوب

    Two hands for bestowing noble favors, raised

    To glory by a bountiful giver, lavish with both hands.