1. لا تَطُفُ بِالغارِ يَوماً لا وَلا

    تَذرِف الدَمعَ وَلا تَندُب هُنا

    Never come bearing laurel—no, nor

    shed tears, nor lament here.

  2. بَل إِذا كانَت لَدَيكُم بِضعَةٌ

    مِن جَمالٍ فَتَلَفَت نَحوَنا

    Rather, if you have a fragment

    of beauty, then turn toward us.

  3. إِن هذا قُمقُمي في طَيَّهِ

    هَبوَةُ فيما مَضَت كانَت أَنا

    Indeed, this is my urn; within it lies

    a wisp of dust that once was I.