أَلا لَيتَ أَنّي مِنكُم حَيثُ كُنتُمُ

مَكانَ سُهَيلٍ مِن جَميعِ الكَواكِبِ

Wherever you may be, oh how I wish that I were there with you

In the place of Suhail, among all the stars,

يَراهُنَّ أَصحاباً وَهُنَّ يَرَينَهُ

وَيَسري إِذا يَسرينَ غَيرَ مُصاحِبِ

They see him as a companion, and he sees them in turn

He journeys on when they journey, though not as their companion