ودّع الصبرَ محبّ ودّعك

ذائع مِن سرّه ما اِستودَعك

A lover bid you farewell and bid farewell

Of his secret that which he confided in you

يقرع السنّ على أَن لم يكن

زادَ في تلك الخطى إذ شيّعك

Time strikes as if it had never been

In those steps as he escorted you

يا أَخا البدرِ سناء وسنى

حفظ اللَه زماناً أطلَعك

O brother of the full moon, glory and splendor

May God preserve a time when it rises upon you

إن يطُل بعدك ليلي فلكم

بتّ أشكو قصرَ الليل مَعك

If after you my night grows long, then how much

Will I complain of the shortness of night with you