إني وصلت مفاخري بأب

حاز الفخار وطاول العليا

I have reached my glory through a father

Who has attained excellence and climbed to the highest

وأجاب داعيه وخلفني

وحديثه فكأنما يحيا

He answered those calling him and left me behind

His words are as if he still lives

وتلوت عمي في تغزله

وشربت ريا من هوى ريا

I recited the verses of love by my uncle

And drank the wine of passion

فكأنني هو في صبابته

وكأنه في حسنها دنيا

So it is as if I am him in his youth

And as if he lives on through her beauty