حَيِّ طَيفاً مِنَ الأَحِبَّةِ زارا

بَعدَما صَرَّعَ الكَرى السُمّارا

A vision of loved ones came to visit

After fate had laid the vigilant low

طارِقاً في المَنامِ تَحتَ دُجى اللَي

لِ ضَنيناً بَأَن يَزورَ نَهارا

A phantom in a dream beneath the veil of night

Yearning in daylight to appear once more

قُلتُ ما بالُنا جُفينا وَكُنّا

قَبلَ ذاكَ الأَسماعَ وَالأَبصارا

I said, why did we part and we were

Of open ears and eyes as never before

قالَ إِنّا كَما عَهِدتَ وَلَكِن

شَغَلَ الحَليُ أَهلَهُ أَن يُعارا

He said, we're as you've known, but

Ornaments distract their wearers evermore