وَمُهَنَّدٍ أَخَذَ العُيونَ بِمائِهِ

فَكَأنَّها في دَمعِها الجوَّالِ

And Muhand capturing eyes with his tears

As if they in their flowing tears

أَسرى مِن السرَّاءِ في الأَرواحِ بَل

أَسرى مِن الأَرواح في الأَوصالِ

Were captives of bliss in spirits, nay

Were captives from spirits in limbs

إِن كانَ لِلآجالِ جِسمٌ ظاهِرٌ

لِلعَينِ فَهوَ مُجَسِّمُ الآجالِ

If spans of life have manifest bodies

Visible to the eye, he bodies forth the spans