بَينَ البَدِيِّ وَبَينَ بُرقَةِ ضاحِكٍ

غَوثُ اللَهيفِ وَفارِسٌ مِقدامُ

Between the desert and the smiling lightning

Help from God and a courageous horseman

وَمَقابِرُ بَينَ الرُسيسِ وَعاقِلٍ

دَرَست وَفيها مُنجَبونَ كِرامُ

And tombs between erosion and reason

I studied them and in them rest honourable men

جَزعاً جَزَعتُ عَلَيهِم فَدَعَوتُهم

لَو يَسمَعونَ وَكَيفَ تُدعى الهامُ

I lamented over them and called out to them

If only they could hear, though yearning cannot be summoned

لا تَبعِدوا وَغَدا السَلامُ عَلَيكُمُ

وَسرى فَقد يَتَفَرَّقُ الأَقوامُ

Do not go far, peace be upon you

And farewell, for people may separate

فَأَبيتُ مَسروراً بِرُؤيَةِ مَن أَرى

فَإِذا اِنتَبَهتُ إِذا هِيَ الأَحلامُ

Yet I refused, delighted to see those I saw

And when I awoke, they were but dreams