دَعا قابِضاً والموتُ يخْفُقُ ظِلُّهُ

وما قابضٌ إذْ لَمْ يُجِبْ بِنَجيبِ

He called, while death fluttered its wings,

But no answer came from the absent beloved.

وآسى عُبَيْدُ اللّهِ ثَمَّ ابنَ أُمِّهِ

وَلَوْ شاءَ نجَّى يَوْمَ ذاكَ حبيِيبي

Obaydullah despaired, and his mother's son,

Though had He willed, He'd have saved my love that day.