صديق لي دعاني واشتهاني

وأحضرني على وعد طعامه

A friend of mine invited me over

And brought me for his promised meal

فطبنا يومنا ثمّ انصرفنا

وكانت دعوة في الدهر شامه

We had our dinner then went apart

It was an invite to remember for life

وصرت مؤرخا عنها وصارت

إلى يوم القيامه كالعلامه

I wrote it down as a memory

To last until Judgment Day as a sign

وكنت كباقة الريحان يلهى

بها وقتا وتطرح في القمامه

I was like a bouquet of basil

Played with for a while then tossed away