أصارَ يألفُ فيضَ الدَّمع مَدمَعُه

أم الأسى عن جميلِ الصَّبرِ يَردَعُهُ

His flowing tears have become accustomed to streaming,

Not to be held back from the beauty of patience.

قد كانَ مُجتَمَع الأَسرارِ كاتِمَها

ففرَّقت عينُهُ ما كانَ يَجمعُهُ

Once the keeper of secrets, his eyes now scatter

What they used to gather so discretely before.

وكلَّما رامَ منعَ الدَّمع عارَضَهُ

في منعِه عارِضٌ للشوقِ يمنعُهُ

Whenever he tries to hold back his tears,

His longing rises against him, refusing restraint.

كأنَّه ذو قلوبٍ في الهَوى كَثُرت

وكلّ يَومٍ له قَلبٌ يودِّعُهُ

It's as if he has many hearts filled with love

And each day bids farewell to another one.

ما حبلُ وَصلٍ تَراهُ الدهر متَّصلاً

إلا ولا شَكَّ أنَّ البَينَ يَقطعُهُ

No tie of union remains unbroken by fate,

Doubtless, estrangement will sever it soon enough.

ولا نَرى نورَ شمسٍ في الوَرى طَلعَت

إلا ومِن عِند شَمسٍ كانَ مطلعُهُ

No gleam of sunshine appears in the world

Without the sun from which its radiance first shone.

لهاشمٍ في النَّدى سَبقُ الرهانِ كَما

للناصِح بن عليٍّ مِنهُ أسرعُهُ

For the Hashemites, renown comes easily, like

Victory for the counselor son of Ali.