إذا اصفر وجه الشمس في الغرب وانتحى

ظلامُ على الدنيا يمد رواقه

When the face of the sun turns yellow in the west and recedes

Darkness spreads its corridor over the world

وأقبل بدرُ الأفق أربدَ كالحاً

أضاع على الدنيا الخسوفُ ائتلاقه

And the full moon of the horizon, cold as ice, appears

The eclipse has lost its glow over the world

وهَبَّت حزيناتُ النجوم جوازعاً

ثكالى على بدرٍ رأَين محاقه

And the sad stars blow violently

Thin from seeing a full moon whose glow they witnessed

أصيخي إلى صوتٍ من القبر خافتٍ

أطال البلى تحت التراب اختناقه

My friend, I call out to a faint voice from the grave

Prolonged decay has stifled its choking under the soil

بقيَّةُ قلبٍ واجبٍ حنَّ إذ سرى

نسيمٌ إلى وجه الحبيبة شاقه

A loyal heart's remainder that was sad when

A breeze blew towards the face of the beloved, parting them

رهينٍ لدودِ الأرض يأكل جسمه

ويغري عليه قيده ووثاقه

Imprisoned by the worms of the earth that eat his body

And tempt his shackles and ties upon him

يعانِقُ أحجارَ النفاءِ كأنها

مهودُ رخاءٍ يستطبنَ عناقه

He hugs the stones of estrangement as if they are

A harbor of comfort whose intimacy he seeks

تخرَّم بردُ الداجيات عظامه

وأَكثَر حرُّ اللافحات احتراقه

The cold of winter has pierced his bones

And the burning heat has multiplied his agony

وكان الذي وافى العظائم سابقاً

فأحرزها حتى حمدن سباقه

He who once reached great heights effortlessly

So he won them while people praised his speed

علا ما علا حتى ترامت صروفه

وباغته جيش المنون فعاقه

He rose high until his circumstances scattered

And the army of death ambushed so he resisted

ونازعه هذا الترابُ بقاءَه

وخَلَّدَ ديجور الرموس فِراقه

This soil contested his remaining

And the cycle of days immortalized their separation

فناجاك وَهناً والسكوتُ مضيِّقٌ

على كل قلبٍ صدرَه وخناقه

So he called you weakly while silence choked

Every heart, constricting its chest and throat

وقد حالَ هذا القبرُ دون حبيبه

وأبعدَ عنه أهلهُ ورفاقه

This grave has come between him and his beloved

And distanced him from his family and friends

أطلّي كهذا النجمِ حيران ثاكلاً

وفي القبر بدرٌ قد رأيتِ محاقه

I looked about confused like that star

And in the grave saw a full moon whose glow was gone