أبداً وصدّ حيا براسه

كالظبي يخرج من كناسه

His life was always filled with integrity

Like a gazelle emerging from its burrow

قمرٌ تملك حسنه

قلب المتيم مع حواسه

A moon that captivates with its beauty

Taking hold of the admirer's heart and senses

فتن الخواطر جفنه

لما تنبه من نعاسه

Its eyelids bewitch imaginations

When it awakens from its slumber

من قاس بالخطيّ قا

مته توهم في قياسه

Who can compare the exquisite

To what the mind imagines in its evaluation

أبدا يصيد قلوبنا

شرك الغداير من نواسه

It forever ensnares our hearts

With the magic of dawns from its vigilance

جاذبته بيد الهوى

حتى غدوت أغرناسه

Attracted by the hand of passion

Until it became our prize

فرشفت خمر رضابه

ممزوجة بشمول كاسه

I sipped the wine of its approval

Blended with the inclusiveness of its chalice

قسما بغنج لحاظه

ما دمت حيا لم أناسه

I swear by the softness of its cheek

As long as I live I shall not forget it

مذ غاب عني لم يرق

لي مؤنسٌ بعد ائتناسه

Since it disappeared from me no

Comforter consoled after its company

أتراه قاسى ما لقيت

من النوى أو لم يقاسه

Does it suffer what I have endured

Or has it not experienced the same

أم هل يواسي الود أو

أمسى ذهولاً لم يواسه

Or can affection provide solace

Or has it become confused without consolation