هل المُنَى غير ما أدَّى أبو حكمٍ

يا حَزْمُ يا عزْم يا إقدامُ يا كرم

Is the goal other than what Abu Hakim attained?

O courage, o determination, o daring, o generosity

ولا كحمّامِهِ يوماً وقد حَسَرَتْ

عنه الهمومُ وباحَتْ دونَهُ الهمم

And his dove coop never once, though worries

Were lifted from it, and aspirations sobbed beneath it

كوجهكِ الطلقِ يَنْدى وهو مُؤْتلِقٌ

وقلبيَ الصبِّ يَدْمى وهو مُحْتَدِم

Like your bright open face growing dewy while it beams

And my ardent heart bleeding while it seethes