فَرَدّ عَلى الفُؤادِ هَوىً عَميداً

وَسوئِلَ لَو يَبينُ لَنا السُّؤالا

He settled in the heart an abiding passion

If only his question would clarify for us

وَقَد نُغَنّي بِها وَنَرى عُصوراً

بِها يَقتَدنَنا الخردُ الخدالا

And we would be enriched by it and see eras

In which the young would emulate the old