ذَكَرْتُكَ وَالبَحْرُ طَلْقُ الْمُحَيَّا

عَلَى مَتْنِهِ رَوْنَقٌ وَابْتِهَاجُ

I remembered you while the sea wore a radiant face,

Upon its surface lay splendor and delight.

فَآضَ سَرِيعاً يُحَاكِي فُؤَادِي

لِأَمْوَاجِهِ لَدَدٌ وَانْزِعَاجُ

Then swiftly it changed to resemble my heart,

Its waves filled with fierce turbulence and agitation.

أَلاَ لَيْتَ شِعْرِي أَيَجْمَعُنَا

بِلاَدٌ لَهُ مِنْ سَنَاكَ سِرَاجُ

Oh, would that I knew: will we ever be united

By a land that takes your radiance as its lamp?