1. بلغوا الحيَّ من عريب كنانَهْ

    عن سلامي إن السلام أمانَهْ

    Convey to the living tribe of Kinana

    My greetings, for greetings are a trust

  2. وانشروا ما انطوى لهم في ثيابي

    من إمام قد عظَّم الله شانه

    And spread what was folded for them in my clothes

    From an Imam whom Allah has made great

  3. قلبه كاشف علوم التجلي

    وبها أفصح الإله لسانه

    His heart discloses the sciences of revelation

    And through it Allah has made eloquent his tongue

  4. يا حداة المطيِّ للحيِّ قولوا

    عن فؤادي وبينوا هيمانه

    O you who urges on the riding beast to the living tribe, say

    On behalf of my heart and make clear its yearning

  5. إن بالرقمتين لي قربَ عهد

    تحت ظل الأراكة الفينانه

    I have recently been in close company

    In the shade of the delicate, beautiful tents

  6. حب سلمى على التباعد شرعي

    وعلى القرب ملتي والديانه

    My love for Salma despite the separation is lawful

    And in intimacy my religion and faith

  7. كل وردي في حبها شم وردي

    وارتياحي تنشق الريحانه

    Every flower of mine in her love is a flower's scent

    And my comfort, the wind blows the sweet basil

  8. لي من الغيب في الشهادة سكر

    ومن الحق في الحقائق حانه

    From the unseen I have in wakefulness intoxication

    And from the Truth in realities, ecstasy

  9. عربيٌّ سرت عروبةُ سري

    في جليسي فلم أزل ترجمانه

    An Arab whose Arabness concealed my secret

    In my companion, so I never ceased being his interpreter

  10. هذه نسبتي وهذا مقامي

    بث إنسان ناظري إنسانه

    Such is my lineage and this is my station

    Human! Look upon the human in his humaneness