1. أحسدُ الشّاعرَ يَبكي

    في سكون الظّلُماتِ

    I envy the poet as he weeps

    in the stillness of the darkness.

  2. وبناتُ النّعشِ تَبدو

    حولهُ كالفَتَياتِ

    And the Daughters of the Bier appear

    around him like maidens,

  3. بِجِباهٍ لامِعَاتٍ

    وَعُيُونٍ غامِزَاتِ

    with shining foreheads

    and winking eyes.

  4. تُنزلُ الوحيَ علَيهِ

    من أعالي السّمَوَاتِ

    They send inspiration down upon him

    from the heights of the heavens,

  5. ثمّ تُدنِيهِ إلَيها

    فيرَى مَعنى الحَيَاةِ

    then draw him close to themselves,

    so he sees the meaning of life.