بِنَاظِرِكَ الْفَتَّانِ آمَنْتُ بِالسِّحْرِ

بِنَاظِرِكَ الْفَتَّانِ آمَنْتُ بِالسِّحْرِ

وَهَلْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِ الصَّبَابَةِ مِنْ كُفْرِ

وَهَلْ بَعْدَ إِيمَانِ الصَّبَابَةِ مِنْ كُفْرِ

Through your bewitching gaze I came to believe in magic.

With your alluring eyes I believed in magic,

And after the faith of ardent love, can there be disbelief?

Is there any infidelity after the faith of youth?

فَلا تَعْتَمِدْ بِالْهَجْرِ قَتْلَ مُتَيَّمٍ

فَلا تَعْتَمِدْ بِالْهَجْرِ قَتْلَ مُتَيَّمٍ

فَإِنَّ الْمَنَايَا لا تَزِيدُ عَنِ الْهَجْرِ

فَإِنَّ الْمَنَايَا لا تَزِيدُ عَنِ الْهَجْرِ

So do not seek, through estrangement, to kill one enslaved by love;

So do not depend on estrangement to kill a lover,

For death is no worse than estrangement.

For deaths do not exceed estrangement.

فَلَوْلاكَ مَا حَلَّ الْهَوَى قَيْدَ مَدْمَعِي

فَلَوْلاكَ مَا حَلَّ الْهَوَى قَيْدَ مَدْمَعِي

وَلا شَبَّ نِيرَانَ اللَّواعِجِ فِي صَدْرِي

وَلا شَبَّ نِيرَانَ اللَّواعِجِ فِي صَدْرِي

But for you, love would not have loosed the fetter of my tearful eye,

If it were not for you, desire would not have shackled my tears,

Nor kindled the fires of searing pangs within my breast.

Nor would the embers of passions have flared up in my chest.

وَإِنِّي عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْكَ لَصَابِرٌ

وَإِنِّي عَلَى مَا كَانَ مِنْكَ لَصَابِرٌ

لعِلْمِيَ أَنَّ الْفَوْزَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الصَّبْرِ

لعِلْمِيَ أَنَّ الْفَوْزَ مِنْ ثَمَرِ الصَّبْرِ

And whatever has come from you, I am steadfastly patient,

And I am patient with what you have done,

For I know that success is among the fruits of patience.

Knowing that triumph is the fruit of patience.

فَلَيْتَ الَّذي أَهْدَى الْمَلامَةَ فِي الْهَوى

فَلَيْتَ الَّذي أَهْدَى الْمَلامَةَ فِي الْهَوى

تَوَسَّمَ خَيْرَاً أَوْ تَكَلَّمَ عَنْ خُبْرِ

تَوَسَّمَ خَيْرَاً أَوْ تَكَلَّمَ عَنْ خُبْرِ

Would that the one who offered reproach for love

If only he who gave advice of blame in love,

Had discerned goodness, or spoken from knowledge.

Saw good omens or spoke of news.

رَأَى كَلَفِي لا يَسْتَفِيقُ فَظَنَّ بِي

رَأَى كَلَفِي لا يَسْتَفِيقُ فَظَنَّ بِي

هَنَاتٍ وَسُوءُ الظَّنِّ دَاعِيَةُ الْوِزْرِ

هَنَاتٍ وَسُوءُ الظَّنِّ دَاعِيَةُ الْوِزْرِ

He saw my passion never regain its senses, and suspected me of

He saw me unconscious and thought ill of me,

Faults; and ill suspicion is an inducement to sin.

And thinking badly is the cause of sin.

وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِ وَهْوَ خَالٍ مِنَ الْجَوَى

وَمَاذَا عَلَيْهِ وَهْوَ خَالٍ مِنَ الْجَوَى

إِذَا هِمْتُ شَوْقَاً أَوْ تَرَنَّمْتُ بِالشِّعْرِ

إِذَا هِمْتُ شَوْقَاً أَوْ تَرَنَّمْتُ بِالشِّعْرِ

And what is it to him, free as he is of love's anguish,

What is it to him while he is devoid of passion,

If I am lost in longing, or chant poetry?

If I yearned with longing or recited poetry?

فَإِنْ أَكُ مَشْغُوفَاً فَذُوا الْحِلْمِ رُبَّمَا

فَإِنْ أَكُ مَشْغُوفَاً فَذُوا الْحِلْمِ رُبَّمَا

أَطَاعَ الْهَوَى وَالْحُبُّ مِنْ عُقَدِ السِّحْرِ

أَطَاعَ الْهَوَى وَالْحُبُّ مِنْ عُقَدِ السِّحْرِ

If I am enthralled, a man of sober judgment may at times

If I am obsessed then even the forbearing

Yield to passion; and love is one of magic's knots.

Sometimes yield to desire and love is a spell of magic.

وَأَيُّ امْرِئٍ يَقْوَى عَلى رَدِّ لَوْعَةٍ

وَأَيُّ امْرِئٍ يَقْوَى عَلى رَدِّ لَوْعَةٍ

إِذَا الْتَهَبَتْ أَرْبَتْ عَلَى وَهَجِ الْجَمْرِ

إِذَا الْتَهَبَتْ أَرْبَتْ عَلَى وَهَجِ الْجَمْرِ

And what man has the strength to repel a burning anguish

And which man can restrain an outburst

Which, once it flares, surpasses the heat of embers?

When it flares up and catches fire on burning coal?

عَلَى أَنَّنِي لَمْ آتِ في الْحُبِّ زَلَّةً

عَلَى أَنَّنِي لَمْ آتِ في الْحُبِّ زَلَّةً

تَغُضّ بِذِكْرِي فِي الْمَحَافِلِ أَوْ تُزْرِي

تَغُضّ بِذِكْرِي فِي الْمَحَافِلِ أَوْ تُزْرِي

Yet I have committed no lapse in love

On the condition that I have not slipped in love

That lowers my name in gatherings or brings me disgrace.

To embarrass you if mentioned in gatherings.

وَلَكِنَّنِي طَوَّفْتُ فِي عَالَمِ الصِّبَا

وَلَكِنَّنِي طَوَّفْتُ فِي عَالَمِ الصِّبَا

وَعُدْتُ وَلَمْ تَعْلَقْ بِفَاضِحَةٍ أُزْرِي

وَعُدْتُ وَلَمْ تَعْلَقْ بِفَاضِحَةٍ أُزْرِي

Rather, I roamed the realm of youth

Rather I roamed in the world of youth

And returned with my garments untainted by scandal.

And returned without being attached to any disgrace.

سَجِيَّةُ نَفْسٍ آثَرَتْ مَا يَسُرُّهَا

سَجِيَّةُ نَفْسٍ آثَرَتْ مَا يَسُرُّهَا

وَلِلنَّاسِ أَخْلاقٌ عَلَى وَفْقِها تَجْرِي

وَلِلنَّاسِ أَخْلاقٌ عَلَى وَفْقِها تَجْرِي

Such is the disposition of a soul that preferred what delighted it;

It is the disposition of a soul that chose what pleases it

And people have dispositions by which they live.

And people have morals according to it.

مَلَكْتُ يَدِي عَنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ ومَنْطِقِي

مَلَكْتُ يَدِي عَنْ كُلِّ سُوءٍ ومَنْطِقِي

فَعِشْتُ بَرِيءَ النَّفْسِ مِنْ دَنَسِ الْعُذْرِ

فَعِشْتُ بَرِيءَ النَّفْسِ مِنْ دَنَسِ الْعُذْرِ

I restrained my hand from every evil, and my speech as well,

I controlled my hands from all evil and my words

Thus I lived pure of soul, free of the stain of excuse [possibly: treachery].

So I lived with a pure soul without blemish of excuse.

وَأَحْسَنْتُ ظَنِّي بِالصَّدِيقِ وَرُبَّمَا

وَأَحْسَنْتُ ظَنِّي بِالصَّدِيقِ وَرُبَّمَا

لَقِيتُ عَدُوِّي بِالطَّلاقَةِ والْبِشْرِ

لَقِيتُ عَدُوِّي بِالطَّلاقَةِ والْبِشْرِ

And I thought well of my friend, and at times

I thought well of a friend and perhaps

Met my enemy with a welcoming face and cheer.

I met my enemy cheerfully and with glad tidings.

فَأَصْبَحْتُ مَأْثُورَ الْخِلالِ مُحَبَّبَاً

فَأَصْبَحْتُ مَأْثُورَ الْخِلالِ مُحَبَّبَاً

إِلَى النَّاسِ مَرْضِيَّ السَّرِيرَةِ والْهَجْرِ

إِلَى النَّاسِ مَرْضِيَّ السَّرِيرَةِ والْهَجْرِ

Thus I became renowned for my virtues, beloved

So I became well-known for my manners, beloved

By people, esteemed in inward character and estrangement [possibly: outward conduct].

To people, pleasing, chaste, and aloof.

فَمَا أَنَا مَطْلُوبٌ بِوَتْرٍ لِمَعْشَرٍ

فَمَا أَنَا مَطْلُوبٌ بِوَتْرٍ لِمَعْشَرٍ

وَلا أَنَا مَلْهُوفُ الْجَنَانِ عَلى وَتْرِ

وَلا أَنَا مَلْهُوفُ الْجَنَانِ عَلى وَتْرِ

So no people pursue me to avenge a wrong,

I am not wanted by a musical ensemble

Nor am I heartsick over an unavenged wrong.

Nor am I obsessed with tunes on a string.

رَضِيتُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وإِنْ كُنْتُ مثْرِياً

رَضِيتُ مِنَ الدُّنْيَا وإِنْ كُنْتُ مثْرِياً

بِعِفَّةِ نَفْسٍ لا تَمِيلُ إِلَى الْوَفْرِ

بِعِفَّةِ نَفْسٍ لا تَمِيلُ إِلَى الْوَفْرِ

I was content to take from this world, though I was wealthy,

I was content with the life even if I were wealthy

The integrity of a soul that has no leaning toward riches.

With the chastity of a soul that does not incline to affluence.

وَأَخْلَصْتُ للِرَّحْمَنِ فِي مَا نَوَيْتُهُ

وَأَخْلَصْتُ للِرَّحْمَنِ فِي مَا نَوَيْتُهُ

فَعَامَلَنِي بِاللُّطْفِ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا أَدْرِي

فَعَامَلَنِي بِاللُّطْفِ مِنْ حَيْثُ لا أَدْرِي

And I was sincere toward the All-Merciful in what I intended,

And I was sincere to the Merciful in my intentions

So He dealt kindly with me in ways I did not know.

So He dealt with me gently from where I knew not.

إِذَا مَا أَرادَ اللهُ خَيْرَاً بِعَبْدِهِ

إِذَا مَا أَرادَ اللهُ خَيْرَاً بِعَبْدِهِ

هَدَاهُ بِنُورِ الْيُسْرِ فِي ظُلْمَةِ الْعُسْرِ

هَدَاهُ بِنُورِ الْيُسْرِ فِي ظُلْمَةِ الْعُسْرِ

Whenever God wills good for His servant,

If God wills good for His servant,

He guides him by the light of ease in the darkness of hardship.

He guides him with the light of facility in the darkness of hardship.

فَيا بْنَ أَبِي وَالنَّاسُ أَبْنَاءُ واحِدٍ

فَيا بْنَ أَبِي وَالنَّاسُ أَبْنَاءُ واحِدٍ

تَقَلَّدْ وَصَاتِي فَهْيَ لُؤْلُؤَةُ الْفِكْرِ

تَقَلَّدْ وَصَاتِي فَهْيَ لُؤْلُؤَةُ الْفِكْرِ

So, O son of my father—all people are children of one—

So O Ibn Abi, people are the sons of one,

Wear my counsel as a necklace: it is the pearl of thought.

Take on my morals for they are the pearl of thought.

إِذَا شِئْتَ أَنْ تَحْيَا سَعِيدَاً فَلا تَكُنْ

إِذَا شِئْتَ أَنْ تَحْيَا سَعِيدَاً فَلا تَكُنْ

لَدُوداً وَلا تَدْفَعْ يَدَ اللِّينِ بِالْقَسْرِ

لَدُوداً وَلا تَدْفَعْ يَدَ اللِّينِ بِالْقَسْرِ

If you wish to live happily, do not be

If you want to live happily then do not be

Contentious, nor repel the hand of gentleness with force.

Harsh nor repel the hand of gentleness with force.

وَلا تَحْتَقِرْ ذَا فَاقَةٍ فَلَرُبَّمَا

وَلا تَحْتَقِرْ ذَا فَاقَةٍ فَلَرُبَّمَا

لَقِيتَ بِهِ شَهْمَاً يُبِرُّ عَلى الْمُثْرِي

لَقِيتَ بِهِ شَهْمَاً يُبِرُّ عَلى الْمُثْرِي

And do not despise one in need, for you may well

Do not scorn one in need for perhaps

Find in him a noble man who surpasses the wealthy.

You will meet him as a bold one who shows kindness to the wealthy.

فَرُبَّ فَقِيرٍ يَمْلأُ القَلْبَ حِكْمَةً

فَرُبَّ فَقِيرٍ يَمْلأُ القَلْبَ حِكْمَةً

وَرُبَّ غَنِيٍّ لا يَرِيشُ وَلا يَبْرِي

وَرُبَّ غَنِيٍّ لا يَرِيشُ وَلا يَبْرِي

For many a poor man fills the heart with wisdom,

Many a poor man may fill the heart with wisdom

And many a rich man neither feathers arrows nor shapes their shafts.

While many a wealthy man does not feather nor hatch.

وَكُنْ وَسَطاً لا مُشْرَئبَّاً إِلى السُّهَا

وَكُنْ وَسَطاً لا مُشْرَئبَّاً إِلى السُّهَا

وَلا قَانِعَاً يَبْغِي التَّزَلُّفَ بِالصُّغْرِ

وَلا قَانِعَاً يَبْغِي التَّزَلُّفَ بِالصُّغْرِ

And keep to the middle, not craning toward al-Suha,

Be moderate, neither leaning towards recklessness

Nor servile, seeking favor through abasement.

Nor content, seeking favor through belittlement.

فَأَحْمَدُ أَخْلاقِ الْفَتَى مَا تَكَافَأَتْ

فَأَحْمَدُ أَخْلاقِ الْفَتَى مَا تَكَافَأَتْ

بِمَنْزِلَةٍ بَيْنَ التَّوَاضُعِ وَالْكِبْرِ

بِمَنْزِلَةٍ بَيْنَ التَّوَاضُعِ وَالْكِبْرِ

For a man's most praiseworthy traits are those balanced

The best of a young man’s morals are what equalized,

At a station between humility and pride.

At a position between humility and pride.

وَلا تَعْتَرِفْ بِالذُّلِّ فِي طَلَبِ الْغِنَى

وَلا تَعْتَرِفْ بِالذُّلِّ فِي طَلَبِ الْغِنَى

فَإِنَّ الْغِنَى فِي الذُلِّ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ

فَإِنَّ الْغِنَى فِي الذُلِّ شَرٌّ مِنَ الْفَقْرِ

And do not accept humiliation in seeking wealth,

Do not admit to humiliation in seeking wealth,

For wealth in humiliation is worse than poverty.

For wealth with humiliation is worse than poverty.

وَإِيَّاكَ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ بِالْغَيبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ

وَإِيَّاكَ وَالتَّسْلِيمَ بِالْغَيبِ قَبْلَ أَنْ

تَرَى حُجَّةً تَجْلُو بِهَا غَامِضَ الأَمْرِ

تَرَى حُجَّةً تَجْلُو بِهَا غَامِضَ الأَمْرِ

And beware of assenting to the unseen before

And beware of surrendering to the unseen before

You see evidence with which to clear the matter's obscurity.

You see evidence that clarifies the ambiguous matter.

ودارِ الَّذي تَرْجُو وَتَخْشَى وِدَادَهُ

ودارِ الَّذي تَرْجُو وَتَخْشَى وِدَادَهُ

وَكُنْ مِنْ مَوَدَّاتِ الْقُلُوبِ عَلَى حِذْرِ

وَكُنْ مِنْ مَوَدَّاتِ الْقُلُوبِ عَلَى حِذْرِ

And be tactful with the one whose affection you hope for and fear,

And be cautious of the affection of those whose love and hatred you desire,

And be wary of the affections of hearts.

And be of those whose hearts are alert.

فَقَدْ يَغْدرُ الْخِلُّ الْوَفِيُّ لِهَفْوَةٍ

فَقَدْ يَغْدرُ الْخِلُّ الْوَفِيُّ لِهَفْوَةٍ

وَيَحْلُو الرِّضَا بَعْدَ الْعَدَاوَةِ والشَّرِّ

وَيَحْلُو الرِّضَا بَعْدَ الْعَدَاوَةِ والشَّرِّ

For a loyal friend may betray you over a slip,

For the intimate friend may betray due to a whim

And goodwill grows sweet after enmity and evil.

And pleasure comes after enmity and evil.

وَفِي النَّاسِ مَنْ تَلْقَاهُ فِي زِيِّ عَابِدٍ

وَفِي النَّاسِ مَنْ تَلْقَاهُ فِي زِيِّ عَابِدٍ

وَلِلْغَدْرِ فِي أحْشَائِهِ عَقْرَبٌ تَسْرِي

وَلِلْغَدْرِ فِي أحْشَائِهِ عَقْرَبٌ تَسْرِي

And among people is one you meet in a worshipper's garb,

And among people there are those you meet in the guise of a devout worshipper

While in his entrails a scorpion of treachery creeps.

Yet in their intestines lies a scorpion that creeps.

إِذَا أَمْكَنَتْهُ فُرْصَةٌ نَزَعَتْ بِهِ

إِذَا أَمْكَنَتْهُ فُرْصَةٌ نَزَعَتْ بِهِ

إِلَى الشَّرِّ أَخْلاقٌ نَبَتْنَ عَلى غِمْرِ

إِلَى الشَّرِّ أَخْلاقٌ نَبَتْنَ عَلى غِمْرِ

When an opportunity presents itself to him, he is drawn

If an opportunity enables them, their nature—that grew

Toward evil by dispositions that grew from rancor.

On treason—takes them to evil.

وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الْحِلْمَ يَمْنَعُ أَهْلَهُ

وَلا تَحْسَبَنَّ الْحِلْمَ يَمْنَعُ أَهْلَهُ

وُقُوع الأَذَى فَالْمَاءُ وَالنَّارُ مِنْ صَخْرِ

وُقُوع الأَذَى فَالْمَاءُ وَالنَّارُ مِنْ صَخْرِ

And do not think forbearance keeps its possessors from

Nor should you think forbearance prevents its people

Doing harm: water and fire both come from rock.

From harm occurring, for water and fire are from a stone.

فَهَذِي وَصَاتِي فَاحْتَفِظْها تَفُزْ بِما

فَهَذِي وَصَاتِي فَاحْتَفِظْها تَفُزْ بِما

تَمَنَّيْتَ مِنْ نَيْلِ السَّعَادَةِ في الدَّهْرِ

تَمَنَّيْتَ مِنْ نَيْلِ السَّعَادَةِ في الدَّهْرِ

This is my counsel; preserve it, and you will gain what

So these are my morals, retain them and you will obtain

You have wished for: the attainment of happiness in life.

What you wished for in attaining fortune in life.

فَإِنِّي امْرُؤٌ جَرَّبْتُ دَهْرِي وَزَادَنِي

فَإِنِّي امْرُؤٌ جَرَّبْتُ دَهْرِي وَزَادَنِي

بِهِ خِبْرَةً صَبْرِي عَلَى الْحُلْوِ وَالْمُرِّ

بِهِ خِبْرَةً صَبْرِي عَلَى الْحُلْوِ وَالْمُرِّ

For I am a man who has tested my times, and I gained further

I am one who experienced my fate and it

Knowledge of them through my patience with the sweet and the bitter.

Increased me in wisdom to be patient with the sweet and the bitter.

بَلَغْتُ مَدَى خَمْسِينَ وَازْدَدْتُ سَبْعَةً

بَلَغْتُ مَدَى خَمْسِينَ وَازْدَدْتُ سَبْعَةً

جَعَلْتُ بِهَا أَمْشِي عَلى قَدَمِ الْخِضْرِ

جَعَلْتُ بِهَا أَمْشِي عَلى قَدَمِ الْخِضْرِ

I reached fifty years, then added seven,

I reached fifty years of age and gained seven more

Through which I began to walk in al-Khidr's footsteps.

With which I walk in the footsteps of Al-Khidr.

فَكَيْفَ تَرَانِي الْيَوْمَ أَخْشَى ضَلالَةً

فَكَيْفَ تَرَانِي الْيَوْمَ أَخْشَى ضَلالَةً

وَشَيْبِيَ مِصْباحٌ عَلَى نُورِهِ أَسْرِي

وَشَيْبِيَ مِصْباحٌ عَلَى نُورِهِ أَسْرِي

How, then, can you see me today fearing to stray,

How then do you see me today fearing misguidance

When my gray hair is a lamp by whose light I travel at night?

While my white hair is a lantern by whose light I walk?

أَقُولُ بِطَبْعٍ لَسْتُ أَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهُ

أَقُولُ بِطَبْعٍ لَسْتُ أَحْتَاجُ بَعْدَهُ

إِلى الْمَنْهَلِ الْمَطْرُوقِ وَالْمَنْهَجِ الْوَعْرِ

إِلى الْمَنْهَلِ الْمَطْرُوقِ وَالْمَنْهَجِ الْوَعْرِ

I speak by native gift, beyond which I have no need

I say by nature I no longer need

Of the frequented watering place or the rugged path.

After it the frequented spring or the rugged path.

وَلِي مِنْ جَنانِي إِنْ عَزَمْتُ وَمِقْوَلي

وَلِي مِنْ جَنانِي إِنْ عَزَمْتُ وَمِقْوَلي

سِرَاجٌ وَعَضْبٌ ذَا يُضيئُ وَذَا يَفْرِي

سِرَاجٌ وَعَضْبٌ ذَا يُضيئُ وَذَا يَفْرِي

From my heart, when I resolve, and from my tongue, I have

In my soul, if I intended, lies a lamp and volume

A lamp and a keen sword: this gives light, and that cleaves.

That gives light, and that makes one recoil.

إِذَا جَاشَ طَبْعِي فَاضَ بِالدُّرِّ مَنْطِقِي

إِذَا جَاشَ طَبْعِي فَاضَ بِالدُّرِّ مَنْطِقِي

وَلا عَجَبٌ فَالدُّرُّ يَنْشَأُ فِي الْبَحْرِ

وَلا عَجَبٌ فَالدُّرُّ يَنْشَأُ فِي الْبَحْرِ

When my native gift surges, my speech overflows with pearls,

If my disposition overflows, my words pour with pearls

And no wonder: pearls are born in the sea.

And it is no wonder for pearls originate from the sea.

تَدَبَّرْ مَقَالِي إِنْ جَهِلْتَ خَلِيفَتِي

تَدَبَّرْ مَقَالِي إِنْ جَهِلْتَ خَلِيفَتِي

لِتَعْرِفَنِي فَالسَّيْفُ يُعْرَفُ بِالأَثْرِ

لِتَعْرِفَنِي فَالسَّيْفُ يُعْرَفُ بِالأَثْرِ

Ponder my words if you do not know my successor [possibly: my nature],

Contemplate my words if you do not know my successor

So that you may know me: a sword is known by its mark.

In order to know me, for the sword is known by its strike.

وَلا تَعْجَبَنْ مِنْ مَنْطِقِي إِنْ تَأَرَّجَتْ

وَلا تَعْجَبَنْ مِنْ مَنْطِقِي إِنْ تَأَرَّجَتْ

بِهِ كُلُّ أَرْضٍ فَهْوَ رَيْحَانَةُ الْعَصْرِ

بِهِ كُلُّ أَرْضٍ فَهْوَ رَيْحَانَةُ الْعَصْرِ

And do not marvel at my speech, should fragrance spread

Do not wonder at my words if all the land

Through it across every land: it is the age's sweet basil.

Is perfumed by it, for it is the basil of the age.

سَيَذْكُرُنِي بِالشِّعْرِ مَنْ لَمْ يُلاقِنِي

سَيَذْكُرُنِي بِالشِّعْرِ مَنْ لَمْ يُلاقِنِي

وَذِكْرُ الفَتَى بَعْدَ الْمَمَاتِ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ

وَذِكْرُ الفَتَى بَعْدَ الْمَمَاتِ مِنَ الْعُمْرِ

Those who have never met me will remember me through poetry,

After death, he who did not meet me will remember me in poetry

And a man's remembrance after death is part of his life.

For the memory of a youth after death is from lives.