وقائِلَةٍ صِفْ لي فَدَيْتُكَ رِحْلَةً

عُنيتَ بِها يا شِقّةَ القَلْبِ منْ بَعْدي

A questioner asked, describe for me, I implore you, a journey

That you undertook, O torment of my heart, after me

فقُلْتُ خُذيها منْ لِسانِ بَلاغةٍ

كما نُظِمَ الياقوتُ والدُّرُّ في عِقْدِ

So I said, take it from the tongue of eloquence

As pearls and gems are strung into a necklace