غصنٌ من البانِ ذَوى

من بَعدِ ما كانَ يَنَع

A branch of lilac once bloomed

After being barren for so long

مانعَ عند أهلِهِ

صرفَ الرَّدى فَما امتَنَع

A protector among his people

He endured adversity without protest

بدرٌ علَيهِ طَلعَت

سُحبُ المَنايا إذ طَلَع

A full moon rose over him

The clouds of fate rose as it did

كان رَجاءً فانقَطَع

وكانَ شعباً فانصَدَع

He was hope, now severed

He was a river, now dammed