لم ينكشفْ همي ولكنني

أريهمُ ما عرفوني بهِ

My anxiety was not made clear, but I

Show them what they know me by

كذي هزالٍ خانهُ جسمهُ

فاستلفتَ الناسَ إلى ثوبهِ

Thus emaciation betrayed his body

So I borrowed people for his clothes

وربما كانَ الفتى باسماً

وكانَ كلُّ الهمِّ في قلبهِ

And perhaps the youth was happy

And all the worry was in his heart

ومن رأى ذلته صحبهُ

فربما هانَ على صحبهِ

And whoever saw his humility, his company

Perhaps became insignificant to his company