لا بدع أَنْ يَخْسفَ بدرُ السَّما

ذاكَ لِمعْنىً قد تحقَّقتُهُ

The full moon was destined to wane

for that which I foretold has come to pass

لمّا بدا لي وَجْهُهُ مُشْبِهاً

وجهَ حبيبي حينَ فارقتُهُ

when its face appeared before me resembling

the face of my beloved when we parted

ذكرتُ مَحبوبي فَمِنْ أَجلِه

صَعَّدتُ أنفاسي فأحرقتُه

I recalled my darling, and for his sake

I exhaled my breath and so consumed it