إِنَّني فَكَرَّت في عُمَرٍ

حينَ قالَ القَولَ فَاختَلَجا

I once thought in a lifetime

When he spoke the word that stirred

إِنَّهُ لِلمُستَنيرِ بِهِ

قَمَرٌ قَد طَمَّسَ السُرُجا

To the enlightened, it is

A moon that has eclipsed lamps

وَيُغَنّي الشِعرَ يَنظِمُهُ

سَيِّدُ القَومِ الَّذي فَلَجا

And poetry inspires the poet

The master of men who excelled

أَكمَلَ الوادِيُّ صَنعَتَهُ

في لُبابِ الشِعرِ فَاندَمَجا

The valley perfected his craft

In the essence of verse intertwined