أخ كُنتُ آوي مِنهُ عِند اِدّكاره

إِلى ظِلّ أَفنان من العِزّ باذِخ

A brother whom I used to take refuge in when I recalled him

To the shadow of lofty glory branches

سعت نُوَبُ الأَيّام بَيني وَبَينه

فَأَقلَعن مِنّا عَن ظَلوم وَصارِخ

The vicissitudes of time came between me and him

So they turned me from shadows and cries

وَإِنّي وَإِعدادي لِدَهري محمدا

كَمُلتَمِس إِطفاءَ نار بِنافِخ

And I, in my life, hold Muhammad

As one seeking to put out fire with a blower