إذا ما دعونا لاحِقاً ومُعانِقاً

وقِيدَ لدَيْنا واثِبٌ ومُخالِسُ

If we are called to pursue and embrace later,

With a leaping zeal and an ardent companion;

فذلك يَومٌ جانبَ السَّعدُ سِرْبَه

وقُوبِلَ بالنَّحْسِ الظِّباءُ الكَوانِسُ

That day fortune will have averted its gaze,

And misfortune's raven-haired brides will draw near.

كأنَّ جُلودَ الوَحْشِ بينَ كِلابِه

وقد دَمِيَت أجيادُها والمَعاطِسُ

As though the hides of beasts amid their hounds

Were bloodied by their chargers and their stallions.

مُصَندَلَةُ القُمصانِ شُقَّتْ جُيوبُها

ورُقرِقَ فيها الزَّعْفَرانَ العرائِسُ

The pleated shirts - their pockets will be torn

And their golden blossoms stained by maidens fair.