وَلَمَّا غَدا وَرْدُ الخُدُودِ بَنَفْسَجاً

وَرَاحَ عَقِيقُ الخَدِّ في الدَّمْعِ يَنْهَمِي

When the cheeks' roses turned violet

And the tears made the ruby lips grow pale

تَصَدَّتْ لَنا والبَيْنُ عَنَّا يَصُدُّها

بِإِقْبالِ ودٍّ دُونَ إِعْراضِ لُوَّمِ

She turned to face us, though estrangement stood between us

With affection, not with rejection or blame

وَقَدْ حُلِّيَتْ أَجْفانُها مِنْ دُمُوعِها

كَما حُلِّيَتْ لَيْلاً سَمَاءٌ بِأَنْجُمِ

Her eyelids were adorned with her tears

As the night sky is adorned with stars

فَقُلْتُ لأَصْحابٍ عَلَيَّ أَعِزَّةٍ

يَعِزُّ عَلَيْنا مَا بِكُمْ مِنْ تَأَلُّمِ

I said to dear friends who cared for me

It pains us to see you in such distress

خُذُوا بِدَمي ذَاتَ الوِشَاحِ فَإِنَّني

رَأَيْتُ بِعَيْنِي في أَنامِلِها دَمِي

Take my blood, O you in the cloak

For I saw my blood on her fingers