منح اللّه أبا الفضـ

ـل حياة لا تُنَغّصْ

May God grant Abu al-Fadl a life without sorrow

And look after him for he reached the peak of love and was sincere

وتولاه فقد با

لغ في الحب وأخلص

He was passionate about tying the knot

With she whose hair is dyed with pure henna

عاشقاً كان على التز

ويج للعقد تَحَرَّص

You see him shrivel

Like polished ice

من هوى مَنْ شعرها

يخضب بالحنا المعفص

She is the most charming of God's creations with her ornamented crown

He was granted patience for her then she came and lurked

فتراه عندما ينْصُلُ

كالبرد المحرصِ

An old woman whose cheeks are wrinkled

And an old man with a shriveled face

فهي من أملح خلق اللَـ

ـه في التاج المفصص

They mated in the days of Noah, owner of the ark and mate

What fortune did he gain without divergence and the cracked walnut

رُزقَ الصبر علي

ها فتأتى وتربص

I wish he had let the matter go and moved on

For Abu al-Jawzān shrinks away whenever she comes near

شيخة هام بها مِنْ

وجْلِىِ شيخ مقرفص

قرنصت في عهد نوح

صاحب الفلك وقرنص

أيَّ حظ نال لولا الفر

ك والجوز المرصص

ليته قد جعل الأمـ

ـر إليها وتخلص

فأبو الجوزان منها

حين يدنو يتقلص