وَلَمّا اِلتَقَينا لِلوَداعِ غُدَيَّةً

وَقَد خَفَقَت في ساحَةِ القَصرِ راياتُ

When we met to bid farewell one morn

With flags fluttering in the palace yard

وَقُرِّنَتِ الجُردُ العِتاقُ وَصَفَّقَت

طُبولٌ وَلاحَت لِلفِراقِ عَلاماتُ

And regiments of guards all drawn and ranked

With drums resounding and signs of parting shown

بَكَينا دَماً حَتّى كَأَنَّ عُيونَنا

لِجَريِ الدُموعِ الحُمرِ فيها جِراحاتُ

We wept blood till our eyes appeared as though

Wounded and oozing crimson tears of woe

وَكُنّا نُرَجّي الأَوبَ بَعدَ ثَلاثَةٍ

فَكَيفَ وَقَد كانَت عَلَيها زِياداتُ

We hoped to meet again in just three days

How much harder now with time delayed