تَقولُ وَالعيسُ قَد شُدَّت بِأَرحُلِها

أَلحَقَّ أَنَّكَ مِنّا اليَومَ مُنطَلِقُ

She said, while the caravan was loaded

"It seems you will be leaving us today."

قُلتُ نَعَم فَاِكظَمى قالَت وَما جَلَدي

وَلا أَظُنُّ اِجتِماعاً حينَ نَفتَرِقُ

I said "Yes," and she fell silent.

Then said, "I've no patience for this parting

فَقُلتُ إِن أَحيَ لا أُطوِلُ بِعادَكُم

وَكَيفَ وَالقَلبُ رَهنٌ عِندَكُم غَلَقُ

Nor hope that we will meet again once parted."

I said "If I live, I shall not long absent myself,

فارَقتُها لا فُؤاي مِن تَذَكُّرِها

سالي الهُمومِ وَلا حَبلي لَها خَلَقُ

How could I, with my heart held here, a captive."

I left her, sleepless with thoughts of her,

فاضَت عَلى إِثرِهِم عَيناكَ دَمعُهما

كَما تَتابَعُ يَجري اللُؤلُؤ النَسَقُ

While she shed copious tears.

Like pearls her tears fell in an unbroken line.

فَاِستَبقِ عَينَكَ لا يؤدى البُكاءُ بِها

وَاِكفُف بَوادِرَ دَمعٍ مِنكَ تَستَبِقُ

Restrain your eyes, let them not freely weep,

Hold back your tears that eagerly would leap.

لَيسَ الشُؤونُ وَإِن جادَت بِباقِيَةٍ

وَلا الجُفونُ عَلى هذا وَلا الحَدَقُ

Not so the fate, which freely gives and takes,

Nor yet the eyes and lids their watch that keep.

وَما نَعم مِنكَ لِععافينَ مُسجَلَةٌ

مِن التَخَلُّقِ لكِن شيمَةٌ خُلُقُ

Fine manners you have shown, no mere pretense,

But innate virtues, fruits of innocence.

ساهَمتَ فيها وَفي لا فَاِختَصَصتَ بِها

وَطارَ قَومٌ بلا وَالَذَّمِّ فَاِنطَلَقوا

You've shared unstintingly your gifts with all,

While others selfishly their knowledge fence.

قَومٌ هُمُ شَرَفُ الدُنيا وَسُؤدَدُها

صَفوٌ عَلى الناسِ لَم يُخلَط بِهِم رَنَقُ

Some people, honor's height have made their goal,

Are yet society's despised and doleful shoal.

إِن حارَبوا وَضَعوا أَو سالَموا رَفَعوا

أَو عاقَدوا ضَمِنوا أَو حَدَّثوا صَدَقوا

They lead in war, peace, contracts and discourse,

No base alloy dilutes their noble soul.