غنَّى لَنا في الصَّمتِ شَيئاً وما

أحسَنَه لَو كانَ يَستَعمِلُه

He sang something to us in the silence, but how

Much better it would be if he acted on it

فقُلتُ ما أَحسنَ ما قُلتَهُ

لَو كانَ ما تَذكرُه تَفعَلُه

So I said, how lovely what you have said

If what you mentioned you would do