Claude 2

  1. أَيَعذُبُ مِن بَعدِ اِبن حَمدونَ مشرَبٌ

    لَقَد كُدِّرَت بَعد الصَفاءِ المَشارِبُ

    Does pure drink now cause pain, after the son of Hamdun is gone?

    The beverages were muddied, after they had been so clear.

  2. أُصِبنا بِهِ فَاِستَأسَدَ الضَبعُ بَعدَهُ

    وَدَبّت إِلَينا من أُناسٍ عَقارِبُ

    With his loss, the hyena grew bold, and after him

    Poisonous desert creatures crept toward us.

  3. وَقُطِّبَ وَجهُ الدَهرِ بَعدَ وَفاتِهِ

    فَمِن أَيِّ وَجهٍ جئتَهُ فَهوَ قاطِبُ

    The face of Time soured after he left us;

    From whatever way you approached, its look was grim.

  4. بِمَن أَلِجُ البابَ الشَديدَ حِجابُهُ

    إِذا اِزدَحَمَت يَوماً عَلَيهِ المَواكِبُ

    With whom can I force open the firmly barred door,

    When the processions crowd against it someday?

  5. بِمَن أَبلُغُ الغاياتِ أَم مَن بِجاهِهِ

    أَنالُ وَأَحوي كلَّ ما أَنا طالِبُ

    Through whom can I attain the farthest goals? Who, thanks to his fame,

    Can acquire for me all I seek?

  6. فَأَصبَحتُ حِلفَ البَيتِ خَلفَ جِدارِهِ

    وَبِالأَمرِ منّي يَستَعيذُ النَجائِبُ

    I have become, since his house is bereft,

    A neighbor to its wall, and the stars seek refuge in me.