وَنَيْلُوفَرٍ أوْرَاقُهُ مُسْتَديرَةٌ

تَفَتّحَ فيما بينهنّ لَهُ زَهْرُ

A lotus with circular leaves

Bloomed among them, its flower

كَما اعتَرَضَتْ خُضرُ التِّرَاسِ وَبَينَها

عَوامِلُ أَرماحٍ أَسِنَّتُها حُمرُ

As the green of the terrace interrupted it

And factors of spears with red tips

هُوَ ابْنُ بِلادي كَاغتِرابي اغتِرابُهُ

كِلانا عَنِ الأَوْطانِ أَزْعَجَهُ الدَّهرُ

It is the son of my country as estranged as my estrangement

We are both estranged from homelands, disturbed by fate