عَرَفتُ دارَكُمُ وَالرَكبُ يُنكِرُها
قَلبي وَإِن جَهِلَت عَيني يُخَبِّرُها
I knew your home though travelers did not know it
My heart told me though my eyes did not show it
ما كادَها الريحُ قِدماً حينَ يَنسِفُها
وَإِنَّما خَلفَهُم أَمسى يُسَيِّرُها
The wind barely touched it as it raged
Those left behind made easy work of the damage
لَقَد عَفَت وَذُيولُ الريحِ إِن سُحِبَت
لَم يَبقَ مِن رَسمِها باقٍ يُعَثِّرُها
Though the ends of the winds were pulled out
No lasting trace could make it doubt
يا دارُ كُنتِ لِأَفلاكِ الهَوى فَلَكاً
فَما اِستَطَعتُكِ أَفلاكاً أُسَمِّرُها
O home you were to the stars of love a orbit
Yet as their orbits I could not support it
ما أَنتِ إِلّا عَروسٌ وَالرَبيعُ لَها
في كُلِّ عامٍ بِما يَشري يُشَوِّرُها
You’re but a bride and for you spring does
With everything it buys yearly renew
وَالدارُ كَالساكِنيها حُكمُ خالِقِها
يُميتُها وَإِذا ما شاءَ يَنشُرُها
A home is like those dwelling within
The Creator takes life and gives it again
كَم لِلسَحائِبِ عِندَ الدارِ مِن مِنَنٍ
مِشكورَةٍ وَلِسانُ الرَوضِ يَشكُرُها
How many favors has the rain unto the home
Thanked, and the meadows thank it as they roam
