إِنَّ الأَرامِلَ وَالأَيتامَ قَد يَئِسوا

وَطالِبي العُرفِ إِذ لاقاهُمُ الخَبَرُ

The widows and orphans had lost hope,

And those seeking favors when the news reached them,

أَنَّ اِبنَ لَيلى بِأَرضِ النيلِ أَدرَكَهُ

وَهُم سِراعٌ إِلى مَعروفِهِ القَدَرُ

That the son of Layla in the land of the Nile had met his fate,

And they hastily went to his noble character.

لَمّا اِنتَهوا عِندَ بابٍ كانَ نائِلُهُ

بِهِ كَثيراً وَمِن مَعروفِهِ فَجَرُ

When they arrived at a door whose owner

Had benefited much from his favors and generosity,

قالوا دَفَنّا اِبنَ لَيلى فَاِستَهَلَّ لَهُم

مِنَ الدُموعِ عَلى أَيّامِها دِرَرُ

They said: “We buried the son of Layla,” and tears

Poured from their eyes for her days like pearls.

مِن أَعيُنٍ عَلِمَت أَن لا حِجازَ لَهُم

وَلا طَعامَ إِذا ما هَبَّتِ القِرَرُ

From eyes that knew they had no choice

And no food when the hot winds blow.

ظَلّوا عَلى قِبرِهِ يَستَغفِرونَ لَهُ

وَقَد يَقولونَ تاراتٍ لَنا العِبَرُ

They remained at his grave seeking forgiveness for him

And they may recite couplets that teaches us lessons.

يُقَبِّلونَ تُراباً فَوقَ أَعظُمِهِ

كَما يُقَبَّلُ في المَحجوجَةِ الحَجَرُ

They kiss the dust above his bones

As pilgrims kiss the Black Stone.

لِلَّهِ أَرضٌ أَجَنَّتهُ ضَريحَتُها

وَكَيفَ يُدفَنُ في المَلحودَةِ القَمَرُ

To God belongs a land that has been blessed by his tomb,

How can the moon be buried in eroded ground?