يقول في مجلسنا زامرٌ

لم تلق ما ألقى بإصغاء

A musician sings in our gathering

You have not heard what I have sung with attentiveness

ما عندكم مثل إلى حاضرٍ

قلنا ولا شوق إلى ناء

What is with you all that is similar to the present

We said, not even yearning for the absent