لا تَسلْ عن سلامتِهْ

روحه فوق راحتِهْ

Do not ask of his peace,

His spirit above his comfort.

بدَّلَتْهُ همومُهُ

كفناً من وسادِتهْ

His worries have changed him,

To a shroud of his pillow.

يَرقبُ الساعةَ التي

بعدَها هولُ ساعتِهْ

He awaits the hour,

After which, the horror of his hour.

شاغلٌ فكرَ مَنْ يراهُ

بإطراقِ هامتِهْ

Busy is the mind of he who sees him,

With the frown of his anxiety.

بيْنَ جنبيْهِ خافقٌ

يتلظَّى بغايتهْ

Between his sides flutters a heart,

That burns for its purpose.

من رأى فَحْمةَ الدُّجى

أُضْرِمَتْ من شرارتِهْ

Who saw the darkness of gloom,

Kindled from his embers?

حَمَّلَتْهُ جهنَّمٌ

طَرفَاً من رسالتِه

Hell burdened him,

With part of his message.

هو بالباب واقفُ

والرًّدى منه خائفُ

He is at the door standing,

And destruction is afraid of him.

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

خجلاً من جراءتِهْ

So calm, O storms,

Ashamed of his determination.

صامتٌ لوْ تكلَّما

لَفَظَ النَّارَ والدِّما

Silent - if they conversed,

He would pronounce fire and blood.

قُلْ لمن عاب صمتَهُ

خُلِقَ الحزمُ أبكما

Say to those who disapproved his silence,

Wisdom was created mute.

وأخو الحزم لم تزل

يدُهُ تسْبِقُ الفما

And the brother of wisdom has never

Ceased to have his hand precede his mouth.

لا تلوموه قد رأى

منْهجَ الحقِّ مُظلما

Do not blame him, for he has seen

The path of truth obscured.

وبلاداً أحبَّها

ركنُها قد تهدًّما

And a country he loved,

Whose pillar has crumbled.

وخصوماً ببغْيِهمْ

ضجَّت الأَرضُ والسما

And enemies whose hatred

Made the earth and sky roar.

مرَّ حينٌ فكاد يق

تُلهُ اليأْسُ إنَّما

A time has passed almost

Killing him with despair.

هو بالباب واقفُ

والرَّدى منه خائفُ

He is at the door standing,

And destruction is afraid of him.

فاهدأي يا عواصفُ

خجلاً مِن جراءتِهْ

So calm, O storms,

Ashamed of his determination.