وآذَرَيُونٍ مثلِ خدِّ مُتَيَّمٍ

لأحشائه خوفَ الفراق وجيبُ

Like Mutayyam's devoted servant, whose heart

Is filled with the fear of parting,

شموسٌ لها من حين تطلعُ شمسُها

طلوعٌ وفي وقت الغروب غروبُ

They have suns that, from the moment they rise,

Have a rising, and at the setting time, a setting,

تُفَتِّح إن لاحت سروراً بضوئها

كما سُرَّ بالرأي المصيب مصيبُ

When joy appears, they bloom open with their light,

As one made happy by good counsel is made happy,

وتنضمّ إن جاء الظلام كأنّه

رقيبٌ عليها والضياءُ حبيبُ

And when darkness comes they close together as if

It were a guard over them while the light is their beloved.