سقى فسقى الله الزمان من أجله

بكأسين من لميائه وعقاره

He quenched his thirst, so God quenched Time for him

With two cups of his water and medicine

وحياً فحيا الله دهراً أتى به

بأطيب من ريحانه وعراره

And life, so God gave him a lifetime in which

The sweetest of his basil and thyme came to him