أَذِهنِيَ طالَ عَهدُكَ بِالصِقالِ

وَماجَ الناسُ في قيلٍ وَقالِ

My mind, long has been your polishing.

People chatter endlessly back and forth.

سَتُطلِقُني المَنِيَّةُ عَن قَريبٍ

فَإِنّي في إِسارٍ وَاِعتِقالِ

Soon death will free me,

For I am bound and imprisoned.

كَأَنَّ ذَوي تَجارُبِنا سَوامٌ

تَأَنَّقُ في مُرادٍ وَاِبتِقالِ

It seems those who've shared my experiences are idols,

Delighting in their own will and determination.

إِذا اِنتَقَلَت عَنِ الأَوصالِ نَفسي

فَما لِلجِسمِ عِلمٌ بِاِنتِقالِ

When my soul departs my limbs,

My body will have no knowledge of its leaving.

أَسيرُ فَلا أَعودُ وَما رُجوعي

وَقَد كانَ الرَحيلُ رَحيلَ قالِ

I'm a captive, never to return, for my departure is final.

Matters confuse the innocent,

أُمورٌ يَلتَبِسنَ عَلى البَرايا

كَأَنَّ العَقلَ مِنها في عِقالِ

As if reason itself were fettered.