واطيري اللي زودوا فيه الأثمان

اشعل ظهر والصدر يجهر شعاعه

I fly, though prices have risen,

My back aflame, my chest radiating light.

لو له شبيه في الملى هو غزالان

راجي عل زينه يزود بشجاعه

Were there one like me among creatures, it would be a gazelle,

Seeking to increase its beauty through bravery.

خذته ولاني يا هل الطير ندمان

من عادتي ما نيب اسوم البضاعه

I took it, though now I regret, O people of birds,

It is not my habit to bargain prices.

الى ركز في مجلسي طير حوران

وتجمعوا عندي كثير الجماعه

Until a houris-like bird perched in my gathering

And many gathered around me.

وشلته على كفي كثير الغثا هان

عندي غدى للهم مثل المناعه

I held it in my palm though it was very weak,

It became for me like a sanctuary the next day.

لا صرت فيما تطلب النفس بلشان

اترك طمان القاع وارقا برفاعه

Now I have become, in what the soul desires,

One who leaves stable ground and soars high.

وباكر تصاريفه على عالي الشان

من يضمن الدنيا ولو ربع ساعه

And its early warbling, at the highest rank,

Who can guarantee life, even for a moment?