قَرَّبَتْهُ فَمَا ارْتَوَى

وَجَفَتْهُ فَمَا ارْعوى

He drew near, but was not sated,

And departed still thirsty.

غادَةٌ مَنْ سعى إِلَى

غَايَةٍ عِندَهَا غَوَى

A fool is he who strives towards

An end where madness lies.

جُن فِيهَا وَقَبْلَهُ

جُنَّ قَيسٌ مِنَ الهَوَى

There was madness in him before,

And Qays was mad with love.

وَقَضَى خَالِدُ النَّوَى

يَتَدَاوَى مِن النَّوَى

And Khaled fulfilled his purpose,

Seeking cure from the sickness of passion.

فَدَفَناهُ بَرَّدَ ال

غَيثُ قَبْراً بِهِ ثَوَى

So we buried him when the rain poured down,

The grave now houses his remains.

مَنْ قَضَى هكَذَا شَهِي

داً فَمِنْ أَهْلِنَا هُوَا

He who dies thus gloriously

Is one of our own kin.

كلُّ نَاجٍ إِلَى مَدى

لاحِقٌ بِالَّذِي ثوى

Every soul yearning towards an appointed time

Will follow those already gone.

فَالشُّجَاعُ الَّذِي مضَى

قَبْلَنَا يحْمِلُ اللِّوَا

So the valiant one who went before us

Bears our banner aloft.

وَالجِرِيءُ الَّذِي اقْتَفَى

وَالبطِيءُ الَّذِي نَوى

And the daring soul who followed after,

And the hesitant one with purpose.