ألَجَّ فُؤادِي الْيَوْمَ فِيمَا تَذَكَّرَا

وَشَطَّتْ نَوَى مَنْ حَلَّ جَوَّا وَمَحْضَرَا

My heart was stirred today as I recalled

And yearned for those who once gathered and dwelled

مِنَ الْحَيّ إذْ كَانُوا هُنَاكَ وَإِذْ تَرَى

لَكَ الْعَيْنُ فِيهِمْ مُسْتَرَاداً وَمَنْظَرا

Among the living, when they were there and you could see

Your eyes seeking them out and beholding their sight

وَمَا الْقَلْبُ إلاَّ ذِكْرُهُ حَارِثِيَّةً

خُوَاريَّةً يَحْيَى لَهَا أهْلُ أبهَرَا

For the heart is naught but the memory of them-

Humble and lowly, brought to life by the people of Abhara