أُرِيقَتْ جِفانُ ابْنِ الخَلِيعِ فأَصْبَحَتْ

أُرِيقَتْ جِفانُ ابْنِ الخَلِيعِ فأَصْبَحَتْ

حِياضُ النَّدى زالَتْ بِهنَّ المراتبُ

حِياضُ النَّدى زالَتْ بِهنَّ المراتبُ

Ibn al-Khaliʿ’s great bowls were emptied; now

The cheeks of the son of Al-Khali' were spilled,

the pools of bounty have lost their lofty standing.

So the meadows of dew faded from them the levels.

فَعُفاتُهُ لَهْفى يَطُوفُونَ حَوْلَهُ

فَعُفاتُهُ لَهْفى يَطُوفُونَ حَوْلَهُ

كما انْقَضَّ عَرْشُ البِئْرِ والورِدُ عاصِبُ

كما انْقَضَّ عَرْشُ البِئْرِ والورِدُ عاصِبُ

So his grief-stricken supplicants circle around him,

His chastity yearns for those circling around him,

as when a well’s timber frame collapses while those seeking water crowd around.

As the throne of the well collapsed, and the roses storming.