ومُغنٍّ بِبَرْده ونَداهُ

ومُغنٍّ بِبَرْده ونَداهُ

تَخمدُ النارُ حين يَفتح فاهُ

تَخمدُ النارُ حين يَفتح فاهُ

And a singer whose chill and dew

A singer with his chill and call

Quench the fire when he opens his mouth.

The fire dies when he opens his mouth

يتغنى بغير رُزءٍ ولا يسـ

يتغنى بغير رُزءٍ ولا يسـ

ـكتُ إلا بحُكْمِه ورضاهُ

ـكتُ إلا بحُكْمِه ورضاهُ

He sings without bereavement, and does not fall si—

He sings without satiety and does not

—lent except by his own decision and consent.

Fall silent but by his rule and consent

يتمنى السَّميعُ حين يُغنّي

يتمنى السَّميعُ حين يُغنّي

أنه قبلَ ذاك صُمَّ صداهُ

أنه قبلَ ذاك صُمَّ صداهُ

The listener wishes, when he sings,

The listener wishes, when he sings,

That his echo had been silenced in death before then.

That before that he was deaf to his echo