سَلامٌ كَما هَبَّ النَسيمُ عَلى الوَردِ

وَخاضَت جُفونَ اللَيلِ إِغفاءَةُ الفَجرِ

Peace like the breeze that blew upon the rose

And the eyelids of night plunged into the dawn's slumber

وَهَزَّ هُبوبُ الريح عِطفَ أَراكَةٍ

فَمالَت كَما مالَ النَزيفُ مَع السكرِ

The blowing wind shook a palm tree's bend

So it swayed like the swaying of intoxication with sobriety

عَلى مَن إِذا وَدّعتُهُ أَودَع الحَشى

لَهيباً تَلَظّى في الجَوانِحِ وَالصَدرِ

For the one whom when I bid farewell I leave

A flame kindled in the core and chest

وَمَن لَم يَزَل نَشوانَ مِن خَمرَةِ الصِبا

كَما لَم أَزَل نَشوان مِن خَمرَةِ الذُكرِ

And he who remains intoxicated with the wine of youth

As I remain intoxicated with the wine of remembrance

عَسى اللَهُ أَن يُدني التزاوُرَ بَينَنا

فَأُنقَلَ مِن عُسرِ الفِراقِ إِلى يُسرِ

May God bring us close in visitation

And move me from the hardship of parting to ease