وإذا الفتى لاقى الحمام رأيته

وإذا الفتى لاقى الحمام رأيته

لولا الثناء كأنه لم يولد

لولا الثناء كأنه لم يولد

And when a young man meets death, you see him—

And when a young man meets death, you see him—

were it not for praise—as though he had never been born.

Were it not for praise—as though he had never been born.

وأتيت أبيض سابغاً سرباله

وأتيت أبيض سابغاً سرباله

يكفي المشاهد غيب من لم يشهد

يكفي المشاهد غيب من لم يشهد

And you came upon a radiant man, his robe ample and flowing;

And I came to a fair man whose robe was ample,

he is enough for the beholder in the absence of one who did not see.

Who makes up in gatherings for the absence of those who did not attend.