مَن مُبلغُ النّائِي المقيمِ تَحيّةً

مِن رَاحلٍ شَاكٍ جَوَى أشْوَاقِهِ

Who can convey to the settled distant one

Greetings from a saddened, longing traveller

لَهجٍ مع اليأْسِ المُبينِ بذكْرِه

قَلقِ الحشَا لِبِعادِهِ خَفّاقِهِ

Whose tone, mingled with evident despair from mentioning him

Disturbs the stillness of the deserted dwellings through his absence

وهُو الخَلِيقُ بأن يَموتَ كآبةً

لكنّ حُسنَ الصّبرِ من أخْلاقِه

And he deserves to die of grief

But the merit of patience is one of his virtues