رَوَّعَ بَالِي وَهَاجَ بَلْبَالِي

وَسَامَنِي الثَّكْلَ بَعْدَ إقْبَالِ

My mind was troubled and my thoughts were disturbed,

And I was afflicted by grief after joy.

ذَخِيرَتِي حِينَ خَانَنِي زَمَنِي

وَعُدَّتِي فِي اشْتِدَادِ أَهْوَالِ

My provisions betrayed me when my time turned against me,

And my supplies in the midst of terrible tribulations.

حَفَرَتُ فِي دَارِيَ الضَّرِيحَ لَهَا

تَعَلُّلاً بِالْمُحَالِ فِي الْحَالِ

I dug a tomb in my house for her,

Feigning the impossible at the time.

وَغِبْطَةً تُوهِمُ الْمُقَامَ مَعِي

وَكَيْفَ لِي بَعْدَهَا بِإِمْهَالِ

And a coveted illusion of her presence with me,

When can I ever stall after her?

سَقَى الْحَيَا قَبْرَك الْغَرِيبَ وَلاَ

زَالَ مُنَاخَاً لِكلِّ هَطَّالِ

Her lonely grave was watered with life,

Remaining a refuge for every outcast.

قّدْ كُنْتِ مَالِي لَمَّا اقْتَضَى زَمَنِي

ذَهَابَ مَالِي وَكُنْتِ آمَالِي

You were my wealth when my time required,

The loss of my money, and you were my hopes.

اَمَّا وَقَدْ غَابَ فِي تُرَابِ سَلاَ

وَجْهُكِ عَنِّي فَلَسْتُ بِالسَّالِي

But now that your face has disappeared into the dust of Sala,

I can no longer question.

وَاللَّهِ حُزْنِي لاَ كَانَ بَعْدُ عَلَى

ذَاكَ الشَّبَابِ الْجَدِيدِ بِالْبَالِي

By God, my sadness was not over

That fresh youth in affliction.

فَانْتَظِرِينِي فالشَّوقُ يُقْلِقُنِي

وَيَقْتَضِي سُرَعَتِي وَإِعْجَالِي

So wait for me, for yearning keeps me awake

And prompts my haste and urgency.

وَمَهِّدِي لِي لَدَيْكِ مُضْطَجَعَاً

فَعَنْ قَرِيبٍ يَكُونُ تَرْحَالِي

And prepare for me a resting place by your side,

For soon will be my travel.

وَاسْمُكِ مَقْلُوبُهُ يُبَيِّنُ لِي

مَآلَ أَمْرِي فِي مَعْرِضِ الْفَالِ

And your name reversed reveals to me

The outcome of my affair in the context of fate.