يا قَمَراً أفقُهُ فُؤادي

مقالةٌ لَم تُشَب بِإِفكِ

O moon that enriches my heart

Words unmarred by any falsehood

وَمَن غَدا مُسترقَ حُرّ ال

كَلامِ قَد حازَهُ بِمُلكِ

And he who tries to steal the essence

Of this sacred speech holds its treasure

نَثَرتُ دُرّ القَريض نَثراً

يَقومُ ذهني لَهُ بِسِلكِ

I scattered the pearls of verse

To build in the mind an exquisite edifice

فَقدتُ لِلَّه دَرُّ ذهنٍ

يُخرِجُ دُرّا مِن بَحر فَكِّ

I lost the pearl of an ingenious mind

That brings forth gems from an ocean of understanding

وَجاءَت الطَيرُ مودّعاتٍ

سِرّك يا سرّ كُلّ مُلكِ

The birds came to bid farewell

To your secret, O essence of all dominion

بَيتانِ دَلّا عَلى وِدادٍ

مَحَضتَهُ لي بِغَير شَكِّ

Two verses revealed an affection

You had assured me of beyond any doubt