طابَ فَقدُ الحَياةِ بَعدَ أُناسٍ

شَطَّ بي عَنهُمُ المَحَلُّ الشَحيطُ

Gone are the joys of life, now that friends are gone,

Whose company has drifted far away.

طالَ مِن بَعدِهِم مطالُ هُمومي

حَظُّ قَلبي مِنها الجَوى وَالنَحيطُ

Endless became my grief and cares since then.

My heart is filled with woes from every way.

طافَ وَاللَيلُ مُدلَهِمُّ الحَواشي

طارِقٌ لِلرُقادِ عَنّي محيطُ

The night has come around with veils so dark,

Invading sleep and spreading wide dismay.

طَوَّقَتني الدُجى يَداً لا تُجازى

عُشر مِعشارِها بِشكُري مُحيطُ

The gloom has wrapped me in an endless coil,

More than my thanks could match in any way.