لمّا دَنَتْ ساعَةُ التوديعِ قلتُ لَه

والدمْعُ اكتمه طوراً وَيفْضَحُني

When the hour of parting drew near, I said to him

And tears held back for a time then exposed me:

يا مَنْ يَعُزُّ علينا أنْ نفارقَه

يا ليت معرفتي إِياكَ لم تكنِ

"O you whom it grieves us to be parted from!

If only I had never known you!"