راعَ الفُؤادَ تَفَرُّقُ الأَحبابِ

يَومَ الرَحيلِ فَهاجَ لي أَطرابي

The heart was disturbed by the separation of friends

On the day of departure, my anxieties intensified

فَظَلَلتُ مُكتَإِباً أُكَفكِفُ عَبرَةً

سَحّاً تَفيضُ كَواشِلِ الأَسرابِ

So I remained depressed, choking back tears

That flowed freely like the beams of lightning

لَمّا تَنادَوا لِلرَحيلِ وَقَرَّبوا

بُزلَ الجِمالِ لِطِيَّةٍ وَذَهابِ

When they called for departure and prepared

The bundles and supplies for the journey

كادَ الأَسى يَقضي عَلَيكَ صَبابَةً

وَالوَجهُ مِنكَ لِبَينِ إِلفِكِ كابِ

Grief almost did away with your youth

While your face in separation from your loved ones grew sullen