رَحَلتُ عَنكَ رَحيلَ المَرءِ عَن وَطَنِه

وَرِحلَةَ السَكَنِ المُشتاقِ عَن سَكَنِه

I bid farewell to you as a man bids farewell to his homeland,

And as a longing dweller bids farewell to his dwelling.

وَما تَباعَدتُ إِلّا أَنَّ مُستَتِراً

مِنَ الزَمانِ نَأَتهُ الدارُ عَن جُنَنِه

I only kept my distance as time conceals

The abode from its madness.

أُنسٌ لَوَ أَنّي بِنِصفِ العُمرِ مِن أَمَمٍ

أَشريهِ ما خِلتُني أَغلَيتُ في ثَمَنِه

A companion, had I bought with half my life from nations -

I would not have sold him however high his price.

فَإِن تَكَلَّفتُ صَبراً عَنكَ أَو مُنِيَت

نَفسي بِهِ فَهوَ صَبرُ الطَرفِ عَن وَسَنِه

If I feigned patience without you or sacrificed

My soul for it, such would be the patience of an eyelid without its spring.

وَما تَعَرَّضتُ مِن شَينوخَ عارِفَةً

إِلّا تَعَرَّضَ عُثنونٌ عَلى ذَقَنِه

I never exposed myself to the shame of old age except

Uthnun exposed himself by his beard.

فَاِسلَم أَبا صالِحٍ لِلمَجدِ تَعمُرُهُ

بِأَريَحِيَّةِ مَحمودِ النَثّا حَسَنِه

So surrender Abu Salih to glory, made timeless

By the most praiseworthy fragrance of nieces in their prime.