وَقَد سَرَّني أَنّي رَأَيتُكَ واطِئاً

عَلى عَقِبَي داءٍ تَراخى فَأَدبَرا

I was delighted to see you recovering

From an illness which had begun to abate and disappear

وَقَد ظَلَّ يَبغي رائِدُ البَرءِ مورِداً

لَدَيكَ وَيَبغي فارِطُ السَقمِ مَصدَرا

The healthy have long sought shelter and refuge with you

As have those recovering from sickness sought remedy

وَلا غَروَ أَن يَغشاكَ عارِضُ عِلَّةٍ

فَإِنّي رَأَيتُ الوَردَ يَغشى الغَضَنفَرا

It is no surprise then that you succumb to some malady

For I have seen roses adorned with blight

وَلَو كُنتَ نَجماً ما خُسِفتَ وَإِنَّما

كُسوفُكَ أَن أَمسَيتَ بَدراً مُنَوَّرا

Were you a star you would not be eclipsed

Rather your eclipse is that you were a radiant full moon