وكتمْتُ آلام الحنين فأفصحَتْ

عيني وأنطقها الفؤادُ بأدمعي

I concealed the sorrows of yearning, so my eyes

Declared it and my heart articulated it with my tears

الكلُّ يسمع في الوداع حنيننا

لكنّ أصدقه الذي لم يُسمعِ

Everyone hears our longing in farewell

But the most truthful is the one not heard

ورجوتُ عيني أن تكفّ دموعها

‏يومَ الوداعِ نشدتُها لاتدمعي

And I asked my eyes to restrain their tears

On the day of farewell, I urged them not to weep

‏أغمضتُها كي لاتفيضَ فأمطرت

‏ايقنتُ أنّي لستُ أملك مدمَعي

I closed them so they would not overflow, yet they rained

I knew I did not possess my tears

‏ورأيتُ حلماً أنني ودَّعْتُهم

‏فبكيتُ مِن ألم الحنين وهُم معي

And I saw a dream that I bid them farewell

So I wept from the pain of longing while they were with me

‏مُرٌ عليَّ بأن أُودّعَ زائرًا

‏كيفَ الذين حملتُهُم في أضلُعي ؟!

It was bitter for me to bid farewell to a visitor

What about those I carried in my ribs?!