ولعمر الإله لولا أيادي
ك لماتت خواطر الشعراء
By God's life! Were it not for your hands
The poets' thoughts would have died
عشت تطوي الأعياد طي الأعادي
في سرورٍ ونعمةٍ ورخاءِ
You lived folding days like enemies
In happiness, grace, and comfort
ولعمر الإله لولا أيادي
ك لماتت خواطر الشعراء
By God's life! Were it not for your hands
The poets' thoughts would have died
عشت تطوي الأعياد طي الأعادي
في سرورٍ ونعمةٍ ورخاءِ
You lived folding days like enemies
In happiness, grace, and comfort