1. The lover let his tearful blood weep,
Perplexed, memory finds and destroys him,

2. So be content with the ties that bind him,
If you knew them, you would have mercy on him.

3. You blamed him when you did not look through his eyes,
Nor knew what one who loves truly knows.

4. You tasted the chaste cup of passion, you did not sleep,
Your eyes in the wings of a dark, starry night.

5. Nor did you rein in the passion for a trace,
Without modesty, leading him with pretenses.

6. Love is only for people who know it,
Who set out on the path of love, belittling all else.

7. To them, its torment is sweet, and its darkness
Is light, and its beloved is a treasure to them.

8. You tasked yourself with following in their footsteps,
But it is hard for one who does not master it.

9. I pretend, when asked about Zainab instead of Layla,
And mislead him with tales of Dhi Salm and Raqaa.

10. And the valley breezes whisper long,
Relaying news of the lovers - understand their meaning!

11. O you who melted my heart with your love,
If you wished, you could heal a broken heart.

12. The crazed camel quenched his thirst, then set out
To the meadows, lost between imaginings.

13. He spent the night traversing the slopes
Of Edam, not caring where the road takes him.

14. The thunder drives him through the sands
To Umm al-Qura, and the good news propels him.

15. And whenever his carriers grow tired,
His purpose calls to him, as does Zamzam.

16. When he reached the plain, he saw a lightning bolt
Strike towards Medina, heralding its blessings.

17. It watered the gardens from which emerged
The first rays of religion, establishing its pillars.

18. Where prophecy has pitched its pavilion
And light the night cannot conceal.

19. The sun rises behind the Hijaz, and in it
Is the most precious being in creation.

20. Muhammad, master of masters, of Mudar
The secret of prophets, reviver of faith.

21. Unique in majesty, unique in generosity,
Unique in existence, gentlest of hearts, most merciful.

22. The light of guidance, essence of Divine Oneness
Full moon of glory, described as the full moon.

23. From the Light of the Divine Throne comes his meaning,
And his form, and the Kindler of Light bodies him.

24. Repository of the secret of prophethood,
Of knowledge, beauty, and beneficence, allotting to each its share.

25. He is the most fragrant fruit produced
By the cosmos, its finest produce.

26. No eye has seen his equal, nor ear heard
Of one like Ahmad - where, where can you know him?

27. At his birth, idols bowed down
Their heads in disgrace - such humiliation for them!

28. The paths of Divine Oneness became clear
And disbelief wept its misfortune.

29. Earth rejoiced in the light of the son of Amina
And truth - its walls fell to his arrows.

30. If an eavesdropper comes to secretly listen
He is met with arguments driving him away.

31. The son of Abd Manaf, in his majesty
Is the sun of guidance and the guiding stars.

32. Justice is his way, excellence his nature,
Awe precedes him and victory serves him.

33. He established the path of truth with his sword, impartial,
Gentle of purpose, guided from his house.

34. And whenever the bastion of idolatry appeared
Lost in deviance, the Messenger of God came to destroy it.

35. His mounts rode to Masjid Al-Aqsa,
Escorted by the Night Journey and its symbols.

36. And the market hailed: O Gabriel! Carry him
Into the Light - for that is his ascent and ladder.

37. The Throne shakes in veneration of him, overwhelmed
When the Throne and Chair are honored by his approach.

38. And God, Glorified is He, in the pride of His Grandeur
Addresses him from a bow's length or nearer.

39. What pride and honor then for the Strong, Merciful One
To know him!

40. When he brought the revealed verses as a miracle
Abrogating laws and rulings that came before.

41. The qualities of Glorifier of the Two Holy Precincts paled,
And what the ignorance of Abu Jahl claimed mattered not.

42. If only the Meccans knew the sun's state is unlike
The crescent moon's - but in their defiance they were blind.

43. So proclaim your order, O son of Hashim
You have been sent to the people of idolatry to subdue them.

44. Yours is the beautiful praise, and from each noble name
The most tremendous - most generous in giving.

45. O hopeful one aspiring! Do not let what you hope for
Weaken you - for you are the Kabaa of every hopeful one circling around.

46. A tomb you will look upon, seeing light burst forth
When my eyes glimpse it, kissing the ground.

47. How I wish my friends would visit it with me
While my heart is enamored and destiny denies me.

48. You greet it without your hand in its hand
Or mouth meeting earth when kissing the ground.

49. When can I call out nearby and recite to you
A poem I hoped you would inspire me to compose?

50. An emigrant stirred, raising her tent pegs
At the Light of the scintillating words delicately strung.

51. How the fragrant garden passionately longs
Hoping for visitations, while fate denies it.

52. Ready, O beloved of pilgrims, though eras neglect
Your dictionary, forgetting its meanings.

53. Rise for your servant, O sun of perfection, and be
His protector against every terrible crisis.

54. And when straits constrict the generous man
No one in the two abodes has let down those who trust in him.

55. O master of the most honorable Arabs - forgive us,
The heart's blood does not avail nor regret help us.

56. I came to you burdened with sins, no sound heart
Or thing to offer you.

57. O recipient of revelation and verses, your kindness to me
You continue to pardon the sinner and honor him.

58. And here is the essence of verses I am proud of
Penned by a prisoner of sin in his own hand.

59. So help the one who spoke them - Abdul Rahim - and those after him,
If the days divert their course away from them.

60. Make him in your view, a glance of mercy
When one who does not pity grasps him.

61. And if he calls then love him, and protect his side
O best of those buried in the tomb - greatest of them!

62. For all whose helper you are in both abodes
Cannot be consumed by the tribulations of days.

63. Over you are all the prayers of God
O glorified one, most benevolent in both abodes!

64. A fragrance wafts over her cheek, or musk
And remembrance of her begins and concludes.

65. The boughs have not won over the palm trees
Nor the lightning over her brilliant smile.

66. Grace spreads to those around her
With every glance of abundant overflowing virtue.